ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK: WHEELED AMPHIBIANS

THE HANDBOOK HAS BEEN PREPARED AS AN AID TO ENGINEERS DESIGNING WHEELED AMPHIBIANS. FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN INFORMATION NOT READILY ATTAINABLE ELSEWHERE IS PRESENTED ALONG WITH REQUIREMENTS AND PROBLEM AREAS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THE WHEELED AMPHIBIAN. PART ONE INTRODUCES THE PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE WHEELED AMPHIBIAN, DESIGN REQUIREMENTS, AND A HISTORY OF AMPHIBIAN DEVELOPMENT. THE ACTUAL DESIGN PROCESS IS DESCRIBED IN PART TWO IN WHICH THE AMPHIBIAN EVOLVES FROM CONCEPT DESIGN THROUGH PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND FINALLY TO DETAIL DESIGN. PART THREE DEALS WITH EVALUATION AND TESTING OF WHEELED AMPHIBIANS AS AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE DESIGN PROCESS. PROBABLE DEVELOPMENTS IN FUTURE HIGH-SPEED WHEELED AMPHIBIAN DESIGN ARE DESCRIBED IN PART FOUR. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Army Material Command

  Intern Training Center
  Texarkana, TX  United States 
• Publication Date: 1971-1-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 425 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Amphibians; Design; Handbooks
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219481
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Pamphlet
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM