Accession Number:

AD0441175

Title:

PIONEER POLAR STRUCTURES -- SPECIFICATIONS AND OUTFITTING FOR THE PORTABLE MAINTENANCE SHELTER

Descriptive Note:

Technical note

Corporate Author:

NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA

Personal Author(s):

• Sherwood, G. E.

Report Date:

1964-06-04

Pagination or Media Count:

40.0

Abstract:

A portable maintenance shelter was developed to satisfy the requirement of shelter for maintenance and repair of construction and other equipment in pioneer polar camps. The 20- by 24-foot shelter is a canvas- covered, aluminum arch-rib structure mounted on skids for portability. It includes a travelling hoist, a personnel entry, and an electrical harness. This technical note contains the specifications for the shelter and the outfitting for the equipment-repair wanigan presented in the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory Technical Report R-317, Pioneer Polar Structures - Portable Maintenance Shelter.

Descriptors:

• *SHELTERS
• MAINTENANCE
• POLAR REGIONS
• SPECIFICATIONS
• COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS
• NYLON
• MOBILE
• PLYWOOD
• ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
• TOOL KITS
• MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
• SMALL TOOLS
• MECHANICAL DRAWING

Subject Categories:

• Protective Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE