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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/48158| Title: | Extreme cold weather airfield damage repair testing at Goose Bay Air Base, Canada |
| Authors: | Carruth, William D. Melendy, Terry D. Blaisdell, George L. Watts, Benjamin E. Kennedy, Danielle E. Tingle, Jeb S. Bianchini, Alessandra, 1972- |
| Keywords: | Airfield damage repair Cold regions Cold weather effects Compacted snow and ice Concrete--Cold weather conditions Fiber reinforced polymer matting Flowable fill backfill Geocells Military bases Rapid runway repair Rapid-setting concrete Runways (Aeronautics)--Maintenance and repair |
| Publisher: | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC TR-24-3 |
| Abstract: | Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery (RADR) technologies have proven successful in temperate and subfreezing temperatures but have not been evaluated in extreme cold weather temperatures near 0°F. To address this capability gap, laboratory-scale and full-scale testing was conducted at these temperatures. Methods developed for moderate climates were adapted and demonstrated alongside methods that used snow harvested on-site as compacted backfill. After only a few days of training, seven experimental repairs were conducted by Canadian airmen at Goose Bay Air Base in Labrador, Canada, and load tested with a single-wheel C-17 load cart. Existing RADR technologies performed adequately despite the freezing temperatures, with the main tactic, techniques, and procedures modification being an increased cure time for the rapid-setting concrete surface material. Compacted snow-water slurry methods also performed well, demonstrating their ability to withstand over 500 passes of single-wheel C-17 traffic after sufficient freezing time. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC TR-24-3 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/48158 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48158 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| ERDC TR-24-3.pdf | 9.76 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |