Trafficability Predictions in Tropical Soils. Report 1. Four Soils in the Panama Canal Zone

Abstract

The study of soil trafficability prediction was extended to a humid tropical climate to determine whether the prediction system as developed for soils in temperate climates could also be successfully applied to soils in tropical climates. Four sites in the Panama Canal Zone were selected for study, and soil moisture and strength data were collected weekly from these sites for a period of eighteen months. The average prediction relations previously derived from data measured in a temperate climate (United States) and in a tropical climate (Puerto Rico) were then applied to the data collected in Panama. Results are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1959
Accession Number
ADA006520

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Groundwater
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Moisture Content
  • Panama Canal
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Properties
  • Puerto Rico
  • Soils
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surface Waters
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Weather Stations

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  • Environmental science

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  • Urban Planning and Geography.