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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/34436| Title: | An Analytical Model for Predicting Cross-Country Vehicle Performance. Appendix F, Soil-Vehicle Relations on Soft Clay Soils (Surface Composition) |
| Authors: | Blackmon, Claude A. Mobility and Environmental Systems Laboratory (U.S.) |
| Keywords: | Vehicles, Military--Dynamics Trafficability Clay Mathematical models |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station);no. 3-783 app.F |
| Abstract: | Sixty-six acceleration-deceleration tests were conducted with three wheeled and two tracked vehicles at five sites in Thailand. The principal conclusion from these tests was that vehicle deceleration in soft clay soils can be correlated with soil strength expressed as the average 0- to 6-in. cone index. The analysis indicated that acceleration increased with an increase in soil strength, but no definitive correlation could be established. Semiempirical and empirical relations were used in a first-generation analytical model to predict average speed over the test courses. Comparisons of measured and predicted s'peeds led to recommendations for specific additional studies to improve the reliability of the WES analytical model. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | Technical Report No. 3-783 Appendix F |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/34436 |
| Size: | 76 pages / 5.455Mb |
| Types of Materials: | PDF/A |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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