Accession Number:

AD0735911

Title:

Properties of Foundation Materials Vacuum Solar Telescope Site, Sacramento Peak, New Mexico,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS

Personal Author(s):

• Mathews,A. L.
• Saucier,R. T.
• Ballard,R. F. , Jr

Report Date:

1965-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

107.0

Abstract:

Field investigations were conducted at Sacramento Peak from 7 January through 3 February 1964 to determine pertinent properties of foundation materials needed for design of the proposed vacuum solar telescope. Author

Descriptors:

• *ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES
• SITE SELECTION
• ROCK
• SEISMOLOGY
• TELESCOPES
• NEW MEXICO

Subject Categories:

• Soil Mechanics
• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE