PIONEER POLAR STRUCTURES, PORTABLE MAINTENANCE SHELTER

The need for adequate shelter for maintenance and repair of construction and other equipment in pioneer polar camps resulted in the development of a packaged maintenance shelter. The shelter is a canvas-covered, aluminum-frame structure. It is skid-mounted for easy portability around a work area. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sherwood, G. E.
Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1964
Subjects:
Structural Engineering and Building Technology
*POLAR REGIONS
*SHELTERS
*MAINTENANCE VEHICLES
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS
ALUMINUM
PACKAGING
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
TOWED VEHICLES
PAULINS
SLEDS
WANIGANS
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
Ross Ice Shelf
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0601948
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0601948
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Summary:The need for adequate shelter for maintenance and repair of construction and other equipment in pioneer polar camps resulted in the development of a packaged maintenance shelter. The shelter is a canvas-covered, aluminum-frame structure. It is skid-mounted for easy portability around a work area. The 20- by 24-foot shelter is adequate for the repair and maintenance of equipment as large as a Size 2 snow tractor and a Size 4 standard tractor. A standard NCEL portable wanigan was outfitted with shop equipment and tools as a companion piece for the shelter. A prototype shelter was evaluated on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It was concluded from the test that the shelter and its outfitting is well suited for the maintenance and repair of equipment at pioneer polar camps and that it should be included as a facility for such camps.

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