Military Geology of Saipan, Mariana Islands. Volume 1: Introduction and Engineering Aspects
Abstract
The military geology of Saipan, Mariana Islands, is one of a series of reports resulting in geological and soil surveys conducted under the Pacific Geological Mapping Program which was established as a part of the Corps of Engineers Pot Hostilities Mapping Program. The purpose of these programs are two-fold: the first is to collect scientific information through field study of major islands in the Pacific; the second is to publish it in a form so that it is useable by the US Armed Forces and Civil Administrators working on assignments in those islands. Volume I of the Military Geology of Saipan is composed of observations made in the field, physical testing of materials, and evaluation of the geologic and soils materials in terms of their engineering properties. Mapping was done in the field on aerial photographs, scale 1:10,000 and 1:25,000. Both the geological and soils mapping were done in the period September 1948 to July 1949.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1955
- Accession Number
- ADA519590
Entities
People
- Allen H. Nicol
- Dan A. Davis
- Harold W. Burke
- Preston E. Cloud Jr.
- Ralph J. Mccracken
- Ray E. Zarza
- Robert G. Schmidt