DRAFT REGULATION OUTLINES DESIGN, TESTING CLIMATIC CRITERIA
THE NEW ARMY DRAFT ON CLIMATIC FACTORS AFFECTING DESIGN CRITERIA IS DISCUSSED. IT DIFFERS FROM THE CURRENT REGULATIONS IN THREE IMPORTANT ASPECTS: (1) THERE IS MORE EXPLANATORY MATERIAL TO INSURE PROPER UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF THE DOCUMENT, (2) THE DOCUMENT NOW INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE JOINT OCCURRENCE OF TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND SOLAR RADIATION EXPRESSED IN DIURNAL CYCLES, AND (3) THERE IS MORE DETAILED CONSIDERATION OF HOT AND HUMID CLIMATES. THE GENERAL ARMY POLICY IS THAT THE MOST GENERAL-PURPOSE ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT WILL BE DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND EXTREMES OF ENVIRONMENT LESS SEVERE THAN THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE HOT DESERTS OR THE VERY DEEP COLD OF THE SUBARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC REGIONS. THE REGULATION IS A GENERAL-PURPOSE DOCUMENT AND THERE ARE MANY SPECIAL SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS NOT APPLICABLE.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 8, No 11, P 6-7, 1 TAB
- Publication Date: 1967-12
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Atmosphere; Climate; Cold weather; Design; Electromagnetic radiation; Environmental engineering; Equipment; Humidity; Operations; Regulations; Sun; Temperature; Tropics
- Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Law; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00216373
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 10 1994 12:00AM