Polar Transportation Equipment - Five-Ton Truck with high Flotation Tires.

A 5-ton truck with 19.75 x 20, low-pressure, high flotation tires was tested in the continental United States and at McMurdo, Antarctica to determine its suitability as a cargo transporting vehicle in snow-covered polar regions. The tests indicated the vehicle was satisfactory when operated on well-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas,M. W.
Other Authors: CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB (NAVY) PORT HUENEME CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Surface Transportation and Equipment
*Snow vehicles
*Tires
Flotation
Low pressure
Trucks
Snow
Trafficability
Polar regions
Antarctic regions
Performance(Engineering)
Acceptability
5-TON TRUCKS
Frozen soils
Snow tires
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA017698
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA017698
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Summary:A 5-ton truck with 19.75 x 20, low-pressure, high flotation tires was tested in the continental United States and at McMurdo, Antarctica to determine its suitability as a cargo transporting vehicle in snow-covered polar regions. The tests indicated the vehicle was satisfactory when operated on well-constructed, hard-packed snow roads, but unsatisfactory for operation over deep, undisturbed, snow surfaces as well as over partially compacted surfaces such as snow trails processed by vehicle traffic.

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