EXCAVATIONS IN FROZEN GROUND, ALASKA, 1960-61

• Main Author: MCCoy,J. E.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: *PERMAFROST; EXPLOSIVE CHARGES; ALASKA; EARTH HANDLING EQUIPMENT; COMPRESSED AIR; DRILLS; SPHERES; CRATERING; DETONATIONS; COLD WEATHER TESTS; EXCAVATION; Fairbanks; Lambda; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0616314; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0616314

Spherical and cylindrical charges of 1, 4, 8, 32, 256 and 2560 lb were exploded in frozen silt near Fairbanks, Alaska, to investigate the applicability of lambda scaling for placing charges in frozen ground. One hundred and thirty holes, ranging from 3 to 6 in. in diameter, and 2 to 6 ft in depth, w...