Effects of Low Ground Pressure Vehicle Traffic on Tundra at Lonely, Alaska.

Abstract

Traffic tests were conducted with two low pressure tire Rolligon-type vehicles and a small, tracked Nodwell with minimal load for 1, 5, and 10 vehicle passes on relatively dry tundra near Lonely, Alaska. The traffic impact was limited to compression of the vegetation and the organic mat and a maximum terrain surface depression of several cm, with no shearing or disaggregation of the mat. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA062446

Entities

People

  • D. M. Atwood
  • G. Abele
  • Justin M. Brown
  • M. C. Brewer

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Cold Regions
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Moisture
  • Moisture Content
  • New Brunswick
  • Photographs
  • Regions
  • Surface Transportation
  • Test Vehicles
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Vehicle Tracks
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.