A PILOT STUDY OF WES EARTH PRESSURE CELL ACTION IN COMPARATIVELY SOFT SOIL

Abstract

The report is a pilot study on stress distribution conducted in connection with the vehicle mobility research program. Static and dynamic stresses induced in soft soils by a pneumatic tire were measured with the earth pressure cell.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1957
Accession Number
AD0841345

Entities

People

  • A. B. Thompson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Pressure
  • Consistency
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Electrical Resistance
  • Engineers
  • Gages
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Measurement
  • Pilot Studies
  • Soil Classification
  • Soil Tests
  • Soils
  • Static Loads
  • Strain Gages
  • Test Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.