REPORT OF THAW PENETRATION AND SUBSIDENCE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY SECTIONS, THULE AIR FORCE BASE. 1953 AND 1954 THAWING SEASONS

Construction of the runway at Thule Air Force Base, Greenland, began in the Summer of 1951. The subsidence of certain runway pavement sections during the summer of 1952 resulted in the initiation of a program of field investigations at those locations. The report presents an analysis of the data obt...

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Other Authors: ARCTIC CONSTRUCTION AND FROST EFFECTS LAB BOSTON MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1955
Subjects:
Terminal Flight Facilities
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Civil Engineering
*FROST HEAVE
*PAVEMENTS
*RUNWAYS
ASPHALT
FREEZING
GREENLAND
ICE
MELTING
PENETRATION
SOILS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
THICKNESS
THULE AIR FORCE BASE
Greenland
Ice
permafrost
Thule Air
Thule
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0712491
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0712491
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Summary:Construction of the runway at Thule Air Force Base, Greenland, began in the Summer of 1951. The subsidence of certain runway pavement sections during the summer of 1952 resulted in the initiation of a program of field investigations at those locations. The report presents an analysis of the data obtained during the 1953 and 1954 thawing seasons at the runway and taxiway test installations. An analysis of the pavement subsidence, which occurred in two areas, is given and a correlation is made between subsidence, depth of thaw and the characteristics of the subgrade soils. The effect of pavement surface color is discussed and tentative conclusions are drawn. The existence of a seasonal ground water table is noted and explained.

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