Low-Ground-Pressure Construction Equipment for Use in Dredged Material Containment Area Operation and Maintenance: Performance Predictions.

Abstract

Sufficient soils data were collected to characterize the operational environments in dredged material containment areas in nine Corps of Engineer districts in the United States so that performance of low-ground-pressure vehicles operating in these areas could be predicted. These performance predictions are made using the collected soils data and generalized soil-vehicle relations developed at WES through many years of research in soil-vehicle interactions. In addition, the initial dewatering efforts in dredged material containment areas at Mobile using the Riverine Utility Craft (RUC) are appraised as an indication of the direction future efforts should follow in dewatering and consolidating dredged material containment facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044209

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  • William E. Willoughby

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  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Environment
  • Fish
  • Horsepower
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mobility
  • New Jersey
  • Observation
  • Surface Waters
  • Trenching
  • United States
  • Water
  • Work Functions

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design