AN EXPERIMENTAL SNOW RUNWAY PAVEMENT IN ANTARCTICA.

The strength properties of a Peter miller-processed and -compacted snow runway test strip at McMurdo, Antarctica, and the snow pavement performance during simulated C-130 and C-121 aircraft wheel-load tests are discussed and evaluated. The correlation of shear strength with ram hardness and unconfin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abele,Gunars
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Terminal Flight Facilities
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Construction Equipment
Materials & Supplies
*RUNWAYS
*SNOW
*PAVEMENTS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY(SERVICE LIFE)
SHEAR STRESSES
MODEL TESTS
SIMULATION
LOADS(FORCES)
HARDNESS
DENSITY
TEMPERATURE
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0681219
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0681219
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Summary:The strength properties of a Peter miller-processed and -compacted snow runway test strip at McMurdo, Antarctica, and the snow pavement performance during simulated C-130 and C-121 aircraft wheel-load tests are discussed and evaluated. The correlation of shear strength with ram hardness and unconfined compressive strength of high-density snow is discussed and an approximate relationship is developed. Data from actual aircraft and simulated aircraft wheel-load tests on snow pavements are compared with previously developed criteria for snow pavement supporting capacity. (Author)

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