APPROACH ROADS, GREENLAND 1958-59

PROJECT 1, APPROACH ROADS, GREENLAND R&D PROGRAM, WAS ORGANIZED IN 1954 TO DEVELOP METHODS, TECHNIQUES AND CRITERIA FOR CONSTRUCTING ROADS ON BOTH GLACIAL ICE SURFACES AND ADJACENT ICE-FREE TERRAIN. ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEARS 1958 AND 1959 CONSISTED OF CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL ROADS AND CULVERTS AND AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VARIOUS ROADS AND OTHER STRUCTURES ON THE ICE CAP. SPECIAL MEASUREMENTS WERE MADE OF ICE SURFACE MOVEMENT, SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE AND MELT-WATER RUNOFF. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Tech Rept 125, 90 PP, 52 FIG, 10 TAB, PHOTS, 10 REF, 4 APP
• Authors:
  • Davis, R M
• Publication Date: 1971-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • CRREL REPORT
  • Publisher: THE LABORATORY

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather construction; Glaciers; Measurement; Subgrade (Pavements); Terrain
• Old TRIS Terms: Ice-free terrain
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215441
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 1 1971 12:00AM