AN EXPERIMENTAL SNOW RUNWAY PAVEMENT IN ANTARCTICA

Abstract

The strength properties of a Peter miller-processed and -compacted snow runway test strip at McMurdo, Antarctica, and the snow pavement performance during simulated C-130 and C-121 aircraft wheel-load tests are discussed and evaluated. The correlation of shear strength with ram hardness and unconfined compressive strength of high-density snow is discussed and an approximate relationship is developed. Data from actual aircraft and simulated aircraft wheel-load tests on snow pavements are compared with previously developed criteria for snow pavement supporting capacity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0681219

Entities

People

  • Gunars Abele

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Hardening
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Cold Regions
  • Compressive Strength
  • Construction
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Excavation
  • Field Tests
  • Grain Size
  • High Density
  • New England
  • Shear Tests
  • Snow Roads
  • Standards

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies