Investigation of Construction and Maintenance of Airdromes on Ice 1946-1947. Report of Investigations.

A preliminary investigation of the feasibility of and methods for the design, construction and maintenance of airdromes on ice was conducted by the Soils Laboratory of the New England Division during the 1946- 1947 fiscal year. The phenomena of formation and melting of ice were reviewed. A few of th...

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Other Authors: ARCTIC CONSTRUCTION AND FROST EFFECTS LAB BOSTON MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1947
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0741269
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Summary:A preliminary investigation of the feasibility of and methods for the design, construction and maintenance of airdromes on ice was conducted by the Soils Laboratory of the New England Division during the 1946- 1947 fiscal year. The phenomena of formation and melting of ice were reviewed. A few of the pertinent characteristics of snow were examined. Data on locations and characteristics of possible airdrome sites in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic were compiled, and maps were prepared. (Author) See also report dated Jun 47, AD-712 554.