TESTS ON COARSE-GRAINED SOLIDS WITH SELF-PROPELLED AND TOWED VEHICLES, 1956 AND 1957

摘要

Three types of vehicle tests (self-propelled, towing, and towed) were conducted with several military vehicles over a range of vehicle weights, tire pressures, and sand strengths and conditions for the following purposes:na. To determine whether the trafficability characteristics of coral and volcanic sands differ from those of quartz sands previously tested.nb. To establish more definitive relations between sand condition and vehicle mobility by testing vehicles on softer sands than previously tested.nc. To determine towing abilities of self-propelled vehicles over a range of sand conditions.nd. To determine towing-force requirements of various vehicles over a range of sand conditions.