UNDERSNOW STRUCTURES: BYRD STATION, ANTARCTICA

Byrd Station consists of a network of shallow tunnels containing light, T-5-type, prefabricated buildings and other items of equipment. Some small buildings (e.g., aurora tower, balloon pavilion, rawin dome) are elevated above the snow surface on extensible columns. The tunnels were constructed by t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mellor,Malcolm, Hendrickson,George
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
*SNOW
*PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS
STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
CONSTRUCTION
POLAR REGIONS
UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES
ICE
FLOORS
VENTILATION
SEWAGE
DEFORMATION
TEMPERATURE
GRAPHICS
Byrd
Byrd Station
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0613051
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0613051

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