INVESTIGATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION IN ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC REGIONS 1945-1948. MAIN REPORT
Abstract
The report presents a summary of the data and results obtained from the beginning of the investigation. It includes results of tests at Northway Airfield, Eielson Air Force Base, Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska, and at the Fairbanks Research Area near Fairbanks, Alaska; data on construction equipment and methods; data collected at Alaskan weather stations; laboratory research on tests of thermal properties of soils and insulating materials; interpretation of frozen and unfrozen ground conditions from aerial photographs; library research; geophysical exploration methods; theoretical studies; and field tests of model structures. A map of Alaska indicating points at which investigations were made, as well as other points, is shown Plate 1.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1950
- Accession Number
- AD0703360
Entities
Organizations
- St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers