PIONEER POLAR STRUCTURES, JAMESWAY PICTURE WINDOW

• Main Author: Sherwood, G. E.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Structural Engineering and Building Technology; *SHELTERS; *COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS; *WINDOWS; POLAR REGIONS; MILITARY FACILITIES; SPECIFICATIONS; MATERIALS; STRUCTURES; GLASS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; PLYWOOD; WOOD; JAMESWAY WINDOWS; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0616984; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0616984

A picture window was developed for use in the side of a Jamesway polar shelter. It is placed in a dormer of plywood and wood framing that fits between two Jamesway arch ribs. Windows can be placed side by side in any quantity to provide the desired width. Double plate glass is used in the standard window, but a hermetically sealed, triple-glass unit can be used as an alternate. Two prototype picture windows were in-service tested at the NCEL experimental camp near McMurdo, Antarctica. One window was used in the office; the other was used in the mess hall. It was concluded that the picture window satisfies the requirements for a window in the side of a Jamesway and should be used as a standard accessory for the Jamesway.