INVESTIGATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION IN ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC REGIONS 1945-1948. APPENDIX 1: AIRFIELD SITE STUDIES AT NORTHWAY AIRFIELD, ALASKA

The object of this investigation is to collect basic physical data on soil characteristics, ground temperatures, groundwater, foundation designs, and other factors as they affect designs and construction at this site, with particular reference to permanently frozen ground and its associated problems...

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Other Authors: CORPS OF ENGINEERS ST PAUL MN ST PAUL DISTRICT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1950
Subjects:
Terminal Flight Facilities
Civil Engineering
*LANDING FIELDS
TEMPERATURE
MILITARY FACILITIES
ALASKA
TERRAIN
WATER WELLS
ARCTIC REGIONS
PERMAFROST
DRILLING
FOUNDATIONS(STRUCTURES)
SOIL MECHANICS
DRAINAGE
CONSTRUCTION
*COLD WEATHER CONSTRUCTION
GROUND WATER
SUBARCTIC REGIONS
Arctic
permafrost
Subarctic
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0703363
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0703363
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Summary:The object of this investigation is to collect basic physical data on soil characteristics, ground temperatures, groundwater, foundation designs, and other factors as they affect designs and construction at this site, with particular reference to permanently frozen ground and its associated problems. The purpose of this investigation is to observe the effect of permafrost on the facilities of the Northway Airfield throughout a series of seasonal cycles. See also Main report, AD703360 and Appendix 2, AD703361. Also available as PB-162 797.

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