Effects of Low Ground Pressure Vehicle Traffic on Tundra at Lonely, Alaska.

Traffic tests were conducted with two low pressure tire Rolligon-type vehicles and a small, tracked Nodwell with minimal load for 1, 5, and 10 vehicle passes on relatively dry tundra near Lonely, Alaska. The traffic impact was limited to compression of the vegetation and the organic mat and a maximu...

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Main Authors: Abele,G, Brown,J, Brewer,M C, Atwood,D M
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Surface Transportation and Equipment
*ALASKA
*GROUND VEHICLES
*ECOLOGY
*TUNDRA
TRAFFIC
TERRAIN
ROAD TESTS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
COLD WEATHER TESTS
Lonely
Traffic tests
WU002
AST24
PE61102A
Tundra
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA062446
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA062446
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Summary:Traffic tests were conducted with two low pressure tire Rolligon-type vehicles and a small, tracked Nodwell with minimal load for 1, 5, and 10 vehicle passes on relatively dry tundra near Lonely, Alaska. The traffic impact was limited to compression of the vegetation and the organic mat and a maximum terrain surface depression of several cm, with no shearing or disaggregation of the mat. (Author)

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