SNOW AND ICE PROPERTIES AS RELATED TO ROADS AND RUNWAYS IN ANTARCTICA.
Dynamic tests were performed to determine the Young's modulus of sea ice, derived from longitudinal wave velocities measured with a soniscope. Static tests consisted of standard ring tensile strength and simple beam or flexural strength tests. The strength data were plotted on a base of the bri...
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ftdtic:AD0665386 2023-05-15T13:49:40+02:00 SNOW AND ICE PROPERTIES AS RELATED TO ROADS AND RUNWAYS IN ANTARCTICA. Abele,Gunars Frankenstein,Guenther COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H 1967-10 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0665386 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0665386 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0665386 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost (*SNOW ANTARCTIC REGIONS) (*RUNWAYS SNOW) (*ROADS ICE) LANDING FIELDS TRAFFICABILITY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION CAPTIVE TESTS COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES AGE HARDENING FLEXURAL STRENGTH PARTICLE SIZE COLD WEATHER TESTS THICKNESS PAVEMENTS ROAD BUILDING EQUIPMENT TENSILE PROPERTIES FEASIBILITY STUDIES C-130 AIRCRAFT C-121 AIRCRAFT Text 1967 ftdtic 2016-02-18T20:48:39Z Dynamic tests were performed to determine the Young's modulus of sea ice, derived from longitudinal wave velocities measured with a soniscope. Static tests consisted of standard ring tensile strength and simple beam or flexural strength tests. The strength data were plotted on a base of the brine volume for each test. The test results indicate that the annual sea ice at McMurdo Sound is capable of supporting cargo type aircraft. Snow runways capable of supporting a C-130 aircraft on wheels and providing marginal support to a C-121 can be constructed either with the Peter plow or with the pulvimixer. However, the runway would be reliable only during comparatively low temperatures (< -15C). Peter snow miller processing and bulldozer compaction methods appear to be feasible for effective depth processing and compaction of high strength snow pavements. The criteria for support of various types of aircraft on a snow runway are presented. (Author) Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice McMurdo Sound permafrost Sea ice Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Antarctic McMurdo Sound |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost (*SNOW ANTARCTIC REGIONS) (*RUNWAYS SNOW) (*ROADS ICE) LANDING FIELDS TRAFFICABILITY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION CAPTIVE TESTS COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES AGE HARDENING FLEXURAL STRENGTH PARTICLE SIZE COLD WEATHER TESTS THICKNESS PAVEMENTS ROAD BUILDING EQUIPMENT TENSILE PROPERTIES FEASIBILITY STUDIES C-130 AIRCRAFT C-121 AIRCRAFT |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost (*SNOW ANTARCTIC REGIONS) (*RUNWAYS SNOW) (*ROADS ICE) LANDING FIELDS TRAFFICABILITY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION CAPTIVE TESTS COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES AGE HARDENING FLEXURAL STRENGTH PARTICLE SIZE COLD WEATHER TESTS THICKNESS PAVEMENTS ROAD BUILDING EQUIPMENT TENSILE PROPERTIES FEASIBILITY STUDIES C-130 AIRCRAFT C-121 AIRCRAFT Abele,Gunars Frankenstein,Guenther SNOW AND ICE PROPERTIES AS RELATED TO ROADS AND RUNWAYS IN ANTARCTICA. |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost (*SNOW ANTARCTIC REGIONS) (*RUNWAYS SNOW) (*ROADS ICE) LANDING FIELDS TRAFFICABILITY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION CAPTIVE TESTS COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES AGE HARDENING FLEXURAL STRENGTH PARTICLE SIZE COLD WEATHER TESTS THICKNESS PAVEMENTS ROAD BUILDING EQUIPMENT TENSILE PROPERTIES FEASIBILITY STUDIES C-130 AIRCRAFT C-121 AIRCRAFT |
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Dynamic tests were performed to determine the Young's modulus of sea ice, derived from longitudinal wave velocities measured with a soniscope. Static tests consisted of standard ring tensile strength and simple beam or flexural strength tests. The strength data were plotted on a base of the brine volume for each test. The test results indicate that the annual sea ice at McMurdo Sound is capable of supporting cargo type aircraft. Snow runways capable of supporting a C-130 aircraft on wheels and providing marginal support to a C-121 can be constructed either with the Peter plow or with the pulvimixer. However, the runway would be reliable only during comparatively low temperatures (< -15C). Peter snow miller processing and bulldozer compaction methods appear to be feasible for effective depth processing and compaction of high strength snow pavements. The criteria for support of various types of aircraft on a snow runway are presented. (Author) |
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COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H |
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Abele,Gunars Frankenstein,Guenther |
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Abele,Gunars Frankenstein,Guenther |
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SNOW AND ICE PROPERTIES AS RELATED TO ROADS AND RUNWAYS IN ANTARCTICA. |
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SNOW AND ICE PROPERTIES AS RELATED TO ROADS AND RUNWAYS IN ANTARCTICA. |
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SNOW AND ICE PROPERTIES AS RELATED TO ROADS AND RUNWAYS IN ANTARCTICA. |
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SNOW AND ICE PROPERTIES AS RELATED TO ROADS AND RUNWAYS IN ANTARCTICA. |
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SNOW AND ICE PROPERTIES AS RELATED TO ROADS AND RUNWAYS IN ANTARCTICA. |
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snow and ice properties as related to roads and runways in antarctica. |
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1967 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0665386 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0665386 |
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Antarctic McMurdo Sound |
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Antarctic McMurdo Sound |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice McMurdo Sound permafrost Sea ice |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice McMurdo Sound permafrost Sea ice |
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DTIC AND NTIS |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0665386 |
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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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