MOBILITY ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH STUDY ONE-PASS PROGRAM
Abstract
The test program was divided into four parts, based on the soil conditions considered: (1) Determination of the coefficient of friction between the vehicle wheel or track and a slippery surface overlaying a hard pan of silty clay and one of Buckshot Clay, through measured vehicle tests and predicted performance. (2) Determination of the drawbar-pull vs slip curve in a fat Buckshot Clay for the vehicles tested by measured vehicle tests and predicted performance. (3) Determination of the drawbar-pull vs slip curve in a lean silty clay for the vehicles tested by measured vehicle tests and predicted performance. (4) Determination of the drawbar-pull vs slip curves for an euclid C-6 crawler tractor in (1) a dry sand and (2) slippery surface condition on a clay by means of a measured vehicle test and predicted performance. These vehicle tests were performed with a single pass through the undisturbed testcourse. The vehicles chosen represented a wide range of standard military vehicle characteristics using a minimum number of vehicle types.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0467165
Entities
People
- Peter W. Haley
Organizations
- United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center