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A -- STRUCTURAL TAILORING AND OPTIMIZATION USING PROBABILISTIC APPROACH POC Andrew M. Hubbard, Contracting Officer, (216) 433-2809, MS 500-305 or Internet E-Mail: Andrew.M.Hubbard@lerc.nasa.gov. NASA Lewis Research Center has received an unsolicited proposal from Modern Technologies Corporation. This company has offered NASA a novel approach for structural tailoring and optimization of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) that will be used as combustor liner material for future High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT) engines. They will support NASA's HSCT program by applying probabilistic techniques for analyzing mechanical response of CMCs to various combustor operating conditions. In addition, they will integrate probabilistic methods with current CMC design procedures. The period of performance of the proposed work is twelve months. It is anticipated that 150 hours of NASA supercomputer time would be needed for the proposed work. This notice is for information only. Justification to permit contracting with Modern Technologies Corporation has been prepared using citation 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as its authority. See Numbered Note(s): 22 (0222)

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