Factors Affecting Rates of Ice Cutting with a Chain Saw

Military winter bridging procedures with an ice cover present on the waterway may involve cutting the ice away with chain saws to provide an ice-free crossing zone. This report investigates the cutting rates possible from one type of chain saw with two chain configurations, two operators, three cut...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coutermarsh, Barry A.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Civil Engineering
*CUTTING
*SAWS
*ICE
WINTER
LENGTH
CONFIGURATIONS
CHAINS
COVERINGS
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
RIVERS
CROSSINGS
WATERWAYS
MILITARY BRIDGES
RATES
MODIFICATION
THICKNESS
WARFARE
*CHAIN SAWS
ICE CUTTING
RIVER ICE
AST42
WINTER WARFARE
RIVER CROSSINGS
PE62784A
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA212205
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA212205
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Summary:Military winter bridging procedures with an ice cover present on the waterway may involve cutting the ice away with chain saws to provide an ice-free crossing zone. This report investigates the cutting rates possible from one type of chain saw with two chain configurations, two operators, three cut lengths and three ice thicknesses. A statistical analysis is used to determine the effect the various factors have upon cutting rate and suggestions are made for chain modifications that might further improve cutting performance.

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