SUPPORTING CAPACITY OF PROCESSED SNOW RUNWAYS

Abstract

A study of the wheel-load supporting capacity of processed snow runways was conducted. Static load tests were made on processed snow in test bins to determine the extent of disturbance by a surface load and type of failure produced. Test sections of processed snow runways were trafficked with an aircraft tire using wheel loads up to 35,000 lb. Ram hardness, unconfined compression, and California Bearing Ratio field tests were also performed, and results of the tests were compared. It was found that it will be possible to predict the supporting capacity of snow pavements from the results of simple tests, especially the ram hardness tests. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0287049

Entities

People

  • Albert F. Wuori

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Tires
  • Aircrafts
  • California
  • Compression
  • Field Tests
  • Hardness
  • Pavements
  • Snow Roads
  • Static Loads
  • Tires

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.