Engineering Manual for McMurdo Station. Revision

This document presents engineering methods and operational procedures that have proved successful in working with the terrain and environmental features in the vicinity of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Experience, as well as directly applied research in the McMurdo area, has provided the basis for th...

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Main Authors: Hoffman, C R, Beard, W H, Brier, F W, Dykins, J E, Paige, R A, Thomas, M W
Other Authors: CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB (NAVY) PORT HUENEME CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
*CIVIL ENGINEERING
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
BUILDINGS
DOCKS
LANDING FIELDS
LOW TEMPERATURE
MATERIALS
POLLUTION
RESEARCH FACILITIES
ROADS
SEA ICE
STATIONS
UTILITY VEHICLES
WATER PIPES
MCMURDO STATION
Antarctic
McMurdo Ice Shelf
McMurdo Station
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice
Ice Sheet
Ice Shelf
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA135104
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA135104
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Summary:This document presents engineering methods and operational procedures that have proved successful in working with the terrain and environmental features in the vicinity of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Experience, as well as directly applied research in the McMurdo area, has provided the basis for the manual. The information could have application to other areas having the characteristics discussed in this manual; however, the manual pertains specifically to McMurdo Station. Contents: Physiography of the McMurdo Area; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Sea-Ice Sheet; Properties of Snow, Ice, and Permafrost; Building Design and Maintenance; Utility Distribution Systems; Airfields and Roads; Ship Offloading Facilities; Pollution Control; Transportation and Construction Equipment; Materials for Low Temperature Use; Annotated References to Publications on Cold-Weather Construction. Revision of report dated Mar 1974, ADA065269.

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