subject: Weather Protection For Us Army: Fabric Shelters [print this page] Have you ever wondered what the US Army uses for protection from bad weather conditions? Strong winds, heavy rains, extreme temperatures are just few examples weather conditions that the Army has to go through. Constructing permanent buildings is not feasible most of the times in difficult terrains and short time. This is where fabric shelters come to help. Fabric shelter systems are temporary, permanent and semi permanent structures made up of steel and portable shelter fabric.
These shelters have properties which are ideal for many purposes like weather protection, equipment storage, containment of vehicles and boats and can also serve as an area for security inspection. Let us look at some useful properties of these shelters which make useful for the United States Army.
1.When it comes to weather protection, these structures are very useful. These shelters have long life and don't require any maintenance. If needed these fabric structure systems can be made waterproof by covering with a skin of weatherproof, heavy-duty reinforced fabric. Fabric tensioned along the length and the sides of shelters, provides weather-proof protection from strong winds.
2.Construction time is in weeks and sometimes days. These shelters can be fairly quickly assembled and dissembled and can be erected in just a few days or weeks depending upon the size of the structure. This is a great advantage for many US Army applications.
3.These structures are being used at many Military Bases, Construction sites, Marine Yards etc. as they can be erected on almost any surface.
4.These structures have another great benefit - long life. Strong frames, corrosion resistance plates and tensioned fabric make them last for long years.
All these factors combined together makes these shelters very useful for applications of the US Army and others like constructions industry, Water Treatment Plants, Quarries, airplane hangars, marine storage, among other uses.
