IMPROVEMENTS TO POLAR CAMPS, USE OF A 64-FOOT JAMESWAY.

• Main Author: Sherwood,G. E.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: (*POLAR REGIONS; BUILDINGS); (*BUILDINGS; POLAR REGIONS); (*CIVIL ENGINEERING; STRUCTURES; SUPPORTS; PROTECTIVE COVERINGS; PAULINS; HEATING; MILITARY FACILITIES; JAMESWAY; Camp A; The Arch; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0623010; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0623010

Certain practical considerations have usually limited the length of Jamesways to 48 feet' however, by using a side entry and heating the building with a forced-air furnace, its length can be extended indefinitely. Although economy of construction and heating increase with length, a limit of 64...