TEMPORARY POLAR STRUCTURES - MODIFIED T-5 BARRACKS

Abstract

This report describes the redesign of the Army's T-5 Arctic Building for use as a barracks in polar regions. The modified building is 28 feet wide, has a 9-foot ceiling, and is expandable in length on a 4-foot module. A prototype 28- by 56-foot building was evaluated for its suitability as the basic building for the temporary polar camp developed by the Laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600528

Entities

People

  • G. E. Sherwood

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

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  • Biomedical
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  • Air Conditioning
  • Assembly
  • Civil Engineering
  • Civilian Personnel
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  • Heat Loss
  • Ice
  • Losses
  • Low Temperature
  • Metals
  • Polar Regions
  • Prototypes
  • Sheet Metal
  • Wind Velocity

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