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Title: Review of snow-compaction methods : with recommendations for road and airfield construction on snow
Authors: Gerdel, Robert W.
Diamond, Marvin
Keywords: Snow
Snow compaction
Snow roads
Roadways
Airfields
Runways
Construction
Snow construction
Snow mechanics
Design
Maintenance
Publisher: U. S. Army Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Research Establishment.
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: SIPRE report ; 18.
Description: Technical Report
Purpose: The purpose of this report is threefold: (1) to review the literature on snow compaction; (2) to assess present snow-compaction techniques; (3) to recommend methods of constructing and maintaining snow roads in areas of deep snow such as the Greenland Ice Cap.
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/6016
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