Trafficability of Snow in Arctic and Subarctic Regions

• Main Author: Schreiner, B. G.
• Other Authors: ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *SNOW; *ARCTIC REGIONS; MILITARY REQUIREMENTS; PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING); LOADS(FORCES); FRICTION; TRAFFICABILITY; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; VEHICLES; TERRAIN; MOUNTAINS; SNOW COVER; Antarctic; Arctic; Psi; Antarc*; Ice; permafrost; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0745150; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0745150

Whether a terrain is trafficable or not depends not only on the specific features of the terrain, but also on the characteristics of the vehicle. To achieve a better understanding of the trafficability problems in snow, a variety of vehicle systems was tested, including self-propelled, tracked and w...