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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/21337| Title: | Comparative traffic tests on standard pierced plank and Model 2-T6 (Wichert) pierced plank airplane landing mat |
| Authors: | United States. Mississippi River Commission. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. |
| Keywords: | Landing mats Trafficability Aluminum |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Description: | Technical memorandum Scope: The tests described in this report involved the construction of suitable tests lanes, with turnarounds, for testing pierced type Model 2-T6 (Wichert) mats, made of steel, aluminum alloy, in comparison with standard pierced plank mats made of steel and of aluminum alloy. The tests consisted of traffic-testing these mats by uniform coverages with a 37,000-lb wheel load and with a 15,000-lb wheel load, and brake testing them with a 30,000-lb wheel load. In connection with the traffic tests, settlement cross sections , detailed traffic notes, and photographic records, including some moving pictures, were made. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/21337 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Memorandum |
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| WES-Technical-Memorandum-No.212-6.pdf | 17.85 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |