SNOW-COMPACTION EQUIPMENT SNOW ROLLERS
Abstract
AN 8-FOOT-DIAMETER, 8-FOOT-WIDE, 10,240-POUND STEEL ROLLER WAS DEVELOPED TO COMPRESSIVELY COMPACT THE SNOW FIELD BEFORE GRADING AND DEPTHPROCESSING AND TO COMPACT THE PULVERIZED SNOW AFTER PROCESSING. THISROLLER WAS ALSO USED TO MAINTAIN COMPACTED SNOW AREAS BY PROGRESSIVELY COMPACTING NEW SNOWFALL AND DRIFT. IT WAS EFFECTIVE AT SPEEDS UP TO 500 FEET PER MINUTE AND COULD COVER 4.9 ACRES PER HOUR UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS. A 13-TON, STANDARD CONSTRUCTION ROLLER WITH 13 PNEUMATIC WHEELS WAS USED IN THE FINAL STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION TO STRENGTHEN THE TOP 6 INCHES OF THE COMPACTED SNOW. THIS ROLLER, ALONG WITH THE SNOW-COMPACTING ROLLER, WAS ALSO USEFUL IN COMPRESSIVELY COMPACTING NEW SNOWFALL. IT WAS MOST EFFECTIVE ON RELATIVELY HARD SNOW WHERE ITS TIRES PENETRATED LESS THAN A HALF INCH INTO THE SURFACE, AND IT COULD COVER UP TO 2.9 ACRES PER HOUR UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 20, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0250215
Entities
People
- J.b. Camm
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center