Accession Number:

AD0735913

Title:

Investigation of Expedient Ground Surfacing with a Glass Fiber-Resin Mixture by a Spray-Deposition Technique,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS

Personal Author(s):

• Turner,Robert

Report Date:

1966-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

26.0

Abstract:

The purpose of the investigation was to establish capabilities and limitations of the spray-deposition technique using the fiber-resin mixture in providing expedient ground surfacing for military usage. The investigation consisted of preparing small test areas and subjecting them to traffic of a 50,000-lb single-wheel load having 200-psi tire inflation pressure. Three types of systems were tried A sandwich-type structure was prepared consisting of two reinforced-plastic facings and a balsa core Grooves were preformed in the subgrade and reinforced plastic was sprayed over the ribbed configurations and Reinforced plastic was sprayed on the surface of the subgrade to form a flat sheet. The results and recommendations are presented.

Descriptors:

• (*PAVEMENTS
• *REINFORCED PLASTICS)
• LANDING FIELDS
• SPRAYS
• GLASS TEXTILES
• LAMINATED PLASTICS
• TEST METHODS
• FOUNDATIONS(STRUCTURES)
• SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION
• SOILS
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• LOAD DISTRIBUTION

Subject Categories:

• Construction Equipment, Materials and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE