Structural retrofit with Paxcon®

The success of the LINE-X PAXCON® retrofit was so significant that the Air Force Research Laboratory decided to tackle an even tougher problem, improving the blast resistance of lightweight modular structures. We applied the LINE-X polymer to both the outside and inside of a 10ft by 20ft construction trailer. 500 pounds of ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (ANFO) explosive were used to generate 12 psi pressures on the trailer. The trailer walls underwent large deflections and the LINE-X polymer protective coating had some tears in the membrane, but virtually no wall fragments entered the occupied space.