REPAIR OF BOMB-DAMAGED RUNWAY

Abstract

A study was made to determine the capability of construction battalion forces to make hasty repairs to a bomb-damaged runway under wartime conditions using presently authorized equipment, and to evaluate the effects of high-explosive bombs dropped on an airfield runway. A field exercise, conducted at an abandoned airfield during the period of 18-22 November 1963, consisted of damaging a runway with live bombs dropped by A4C aircraft, followed by emergency repair operations. Tests of the restored runway proved the adequacy of the repair procedure. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 1964
Accession Number
AD0351814

Entities

People

  • T. Yoshihara

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Bombs
  • Construction
  • Emergencies
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Landing Fields
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons Support Equipment

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.