Fabric Installation to Minimize Reflection Crack on Taxiways at Thule Airbase, Greenland.

In August 1978 two types of fabrics were placed on sections of taxiways 1 and 3 of Thule AB, Greenland, to study the ability of fabrics with an AC 2.5 overlay to minimize reflection cracking in severe climates. Both fabrics should retain durability and mechanical strength under Thule's arctic c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eaton,Robert A, Godfrey,Randy
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Ceramics
Refractories and Glass
Textiles
Civil Engineering
Construction Equipment
Materials & Supplies
*FABRICS
*TAXIWAYS
CRACKING(FRACTURING)
ASPHALT
PAVEMENTS
AIR FORCE FACILITIES
PREVENTION
OVERLAYS
GREENLAND
Reflection cracking
Bituminous concretes
Thule Air Force Base
PE78012A
ASAM1
WU106
Arctic
Greenland
Thule Air
Thule
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA103737
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA103737
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Summary:In August 1978 two types of fabrics were placed on sections of taxiways 1 and 3 of Thule AB, Greenland, to study the ability of fabrics with an AC 2.5 overlay to minimize reflection cracking in severe climates. Both fabrics should retain durability and mechanical strength under Thule's arctic conditions. (Author)

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