SYMPOSIUM ON MILITARY EARTH-MOVING EQUIPMENT, 10-11 DECEMBER 1952

Abstract

Contents: Military earth-moving equipment problems; The military requirements of the modern minute man; Logistic considerations for military earth-moving equipment; Operational experiences of the MCB's of the Atlantic fleet with the present military earth-moving equipment; Operational requirements for engineering equipment for landing-force use in amphibious operations; Field operating requirements; The torque converter and earth-moving equipment; The hydraulic torque converter, its effect on the power train; Electric drives for construction equipment; Theoretical elements of relationship between tracks, wheels and soil; Economics of various drives; Gas-turbine power for earth-moving equipment; The possible performance of diesel engines; Vapor-phase cooling of earth-moving equipment engines; Materials trends in earth-moving equipment; Corps of Engineers construction equipment research and development program, fiscal years 53 and 54; Marine Corps equipment under development; Air Force earth-moving equipment; 1953-54 developments in Bureau of Yards and Docks. (Not abstracted).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 1952
Accession Number
AD0021329

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Converters
  • Diesel Engines
  • Engineering
  • Engines
  • Gas Turbines
  • Landing Forces
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Equipment
  • Materials
  • Military Requirements
  • Torque Converters
  • Vapor Phases

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.