TUNNEL COOLING FOR BYRD STATION, ANTARCTICA - PROGRESS REVIEW.

• Main Author: Hoffman, Clark R.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1967
• Subjects: Civil Engineering; *UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES); (*ANTARCTIC REGIONS; SNOW; COOLING; DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; TUNNELS; Antarctic; Byrd; Byrd Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0814606; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0814606

Deformation of the snow tunnels at Byrd Station, Antarctica, attributed in part to above 0 F tunnel temperatures, threatens the structural integrity and useful life of the undersnow camp. Observations in February 1967 indicate that continued deformation of the snow tunnels will require major reconst...