Beach Materials Handling -- Advanced Concepts

Abstract

This report considers means for improving the handling rate of palletized cargo at the craft-beach interface with reference to the advanced landing craft under development by the Amphibious Assault Landing Craft Program. A base-line unloading rate is established and components of the base-line system are studied to see if modifications to the equipment or off-loading methods can effect an increase in unloading rates. A number of advanced concepts are considered, the more promising of which include a multiple pallet transporter, sliding craft deck, causeway, and portable nearshore breakwater. While these concepts improve unloading rates in specific instances, they may be difficult to justify in terms of their cost and contribution to the overall efficiency of the general unloading phase of amphibious operations. A more desirable option may be to increase the number of rough terrain forklifts and/or develop a more efficient forklift. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0722668

Entities

People

  • R. W. Julian

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Base Lines
  • Base Pressure
  • Breakwaters
  • Cargo Handling
  • Causeways
  • Civil Engineering
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Helicopters
  • Landing Craft
  • Materials
  • Materials Handling
  • Ships
  • Vehicles

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  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design