Forty tests were conducted with two amphibious tracked vehicles and one amphibious wheeled vehicle at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and near Khon Kaen, Thailand, to determine the vehicles' capabilities for exiting closed bodies of water. Empirical relations, based on the data collected in this study and in previous studies, are presented to support the conclusions that performance of amphibious tracked and wheeled vehicles (in terms of 'go-no go') in the water-land interface can be correlated with soil strength (expressed as average cone index of the 0- to 6-in. soil layer), and that the slope-climbing ability in the water-land interface of the tracked vehicles tested compares favorably with that of the same vehicles operating on land surfaces of similar soil composition and consistency. (Author)


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    Title :

    Analytical Model for Predicting Cross-Country Vehicle Performance. Appendix D. Performance of Amphibious Vehicles in the Water-Land Interface (Hydrologic Geometry)


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1970


    Size :

    51 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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