Soil Destabilization for Vehicle Barriers

Abstract

Soil destabilization tests were conducted at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station to investigate the feasibility of constructing soft-soil vehicle barriers. Six test pits and one vehicle trap were constructed using a water-retaining agent (Hydro-Gel). Test results showed that soft-soil areas could be constructed to serve as a vehicle barriers. However, additional research is needed to develop a more suitable moisture-retaining material because of the seepage and wicking that occurred with the Hydro-Gel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146721

Entities

People

  • Harry G. Brown
  • Walter R. Barker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Consistency
  • Construction
  • Corporations
  • Coverings
  • Engineers
  • Field Tests
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Membranes
  • Phase
  • Soil Classification
  • Soils
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Geotechnical Engineering.