RAPID ASSESSMENT OF SOIL STRENGTH AT AIRCRAFT LANDING SITES

Abstract

The report presents a method of rapidly assessing the ability of an area to support aircraft operations. The method involves no special equipment or specially trained personnel, but is based on the interrelation of the response of ground surfaces of various strengths to vehicular and aircraft traffic. Data that allow the forecasting of the ability of an area to support aircraft traffic are tabulated herein. This ability is based on the rut depth occurring in a soil after one pass of a standard military vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0705572

Entities

People

  • George M. Hammitt Ii

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Forward Areas
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Instructions
  • Landing
  • Landing Fields
  • Measurement
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Vehicles
  • Standards
  • Vehicles

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.