Accession Number:

ADA089057

Title:

Beach Mobility Tests on 50,000-Pound-Capacity, Rough-Terrain Container Handlers

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY MOBILITY EQUIPMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND FORT BELVOIR VA

Personal Author(s):

• Orth, Claire L.
• Thomas, Jr., Aubrey
• Patil, Ashok S.

Report Date:

1980-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

70.0

Abstract:

Beach mobility tests reported within are a continuation of previous testing reported in MERADCOM Report 2241, dated April 1978 the test procedures, plan of test, and soils sampling are the same as reported previously. Conclusions in this report provide the flotation index for all 50,000-pound, rough-terrain container handlers tested.

Descriptors:

• *BEACHES
• *CARGO VEHICLES
• *MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
• *MOBILITY
• TIRES
• HANDLING
• ROUGHNESS
• CONTAINERS
• TERRAIN
• SAND
• TEST METHODS
• SOILS

Subject Categories:

• Surface Transportation and Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE