Investigation of beach sand stabilization by thermitic means and the design of possible methods of application in the field
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Authors
Coyer, Charles Bruce
McGuire, Larry Cecil
Subjects
Advisors
Kilonwley, E. J.
Nippes, E. F.
Smith, D. T.
Date of Issue
1949-06
Date
June 1949
Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Language
Abstract
This investigation is primarily concerned with the stabilization of sands for military purposes. Actual tests were made with amphibious operations in mind, and, for this reason, beach sands were used in the experimentation. during wartime landing operations, many rubber-tired vehicles must be run ashore from amphibious craft. Sand, in itself, will not support these vehicles unless it happens to contain a certain critical amount of moisture. This condition will normally prevail on little, if any, of the shore area. In order that the vehicles be able to move at all under their own power, the sand must be made to afford some support in addition to that supplied in its natural state. The following investigation presents one method of accomplishing this aim. Inasmuch as this type of work will normally be applied only to wartime use, certain factors are taken into account. First it is recognized that this process may frequently be carried out under combat conditions and under enemy fire. For this reason, considerable attention has been given to devising methods and designing equipment for simplicity and speed. Second, the roads provided will probably be needed only for a comparatively short period of time. Therefore, the permanence of the finished product need not be a prime consideration. Third, it is realized that this process is a wartime expedient and will not have extensive application to peacetime use. In its present form, it will not be economically feasible for commercial application because of the prohibitive cost of material and labor.
Type
Thesis
Description
This thesis document was issued under the authority of another institution, not NPS. At the time it was written, a copy was added to the NPS Library collection for reasons not now known. It has been included in the digital archive for its historical value to NPS. Not believed to be a CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) title.
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Department
Civil Engineering
Organization
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute