ENGINEER DESIGN TEST OF RETRACTOR RAM FOR PROTOTYPE BEACH DISCHARGE LIGHTER.
Abstract
This report covers the engineer design test of a retractor ram installed in the U. S. Army beach discharge lighter Lt Col John U. D. Page (BDL-1X). The purpose of the test was to evaluate the effectiveness of the ram in beach retraction. Report concludes: (a) The bearing area of the ram pad is not adequate for effective use in soil conditions such as those encountered on the beaches at Fort Story and Little Creek, Virginia; (b) the stroke of the ram is not adequate when the BDL-1X grounds aft of the ram pad on sand bars of the type encountered at Little Creek; (c) the value of the ram was not evident during the beach retractions carried out under this test. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0466062
Entities
People
- Richard W. Helmke
Organizations
- United States Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory