SNOW CLEARANCE TECHNOLOGY. PART 1 - SNOW PLOUGHS /IN GERMAN/
THIS REPORT, PUBLISHED BY THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ROAD TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, DISCUSSES THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF SNOW PLOWS AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL PARTS; INCLUDING LIFTING DEVICES, PLOW BLADES AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT. THE TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TYPES OF PLOWS TO REPLACE THE OUTDATED MACHINES MOSTLY USED IN THE G. D. R. FIVE NEW TYPES ARE ENVISAGED: A LIGH-WEIGHT AND A HEAVY-WEIGHT V-TYPE SNOW PLOW, A LIGHT AND A HEAVY SCRAPER, AND A MOTORWAY PLOW FOR USE IN THE CLEARANCE OF WIDE CARRIAGEWAYS. /FG/RRL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 8, No 12, PP 608-613, 12 PHOT, 6 REF
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Authors:
- Wohrn, K
- Publication Date: 1968
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aerodynamic lift; Blades (Machinery); Construction; Design; Excavating equipment; Operations; Snowplows
- Uncontrolled Terms: Lifts; Scrapers (Construction equipment)
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219315
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 15 1971 12:00AM