ROLE OF SINTERING IN SNOW CONSTRUCTION.

The mechanism of sintering and the effect of compaction on snow is discussed. Examples of possible snow runway construction using processed snow for Site II, Greenland, and McMurdo Sound and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica, are given. From theory and the examples discussed, it is concl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramseier,Rene O.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Terminal Flight Facilities
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*SNOW
*COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES)
(*RUNWAYS
SNOW)
LANDING FIELDS
POLAR REGIONS
AIRCRAFT
ROADS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RUNWAYS
TEMPERATURE
DENSITY
POROSITY
COLD WEATHER TESTS
GREENLAND
ARCTIC REGIONS
THEORY
Amundsen Scott South Pole Station
Amundsen-Scott
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Arctic
Greenland
McMurdo Sound
South Pole
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice
permafrost
South pole
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0659350
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0659350
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Summary:The mechanism of sintering and the effect of compaction on snow is discussed. Examples of possible snow runway construction using processed snow for Site II, Greenland, and McMurdo Sound and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica, are given. From theory and the examples discussed, it is concluded that snow runways capable of handling large aircraft can be constructed in any polar or temperate region with enough snow and temperatures below the melting point for a sustained period. (Author)

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