MILITARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN FOREIGN THEATERS

THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS OF ROUTE LOCATION, TRAFFICABILITY, SPECIAL USE, LIMITED TIME AND MATERIALS, AND UNUSUAL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS THAT FACE THE MILITARY ENGINEER ARE PRESENTED. EXPEDIENT MEASURES TO MEET THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF NORTHERN EUROPE, THE JUNGLE TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND THE PERMAFROST AND STREAM VALLEY CONDITIONS MET IN ALASKA AND NORTHERN CANADA ARE ILLUSTRATED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 71 Pp, 102 FIG
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Research Board

  2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC    20418
• Authors:
  • Nelson, H E
• Publication Date: 1948

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Military engineering; Military transportation; Permafrost; Trafficability
• Old TRIS Terms: Permafrost regions
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215481
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM