The report covers the engineer design test of a retractor ram installed in the U. S. Army beach discharge lighter Lt. Col. John U. D. Page (BDL-1X). The purpose of the test was to evaluate the effectiveness of the ram in beach retraction. Report concludes: (a) The bearing area of the ram pad is not adequate for effective use in soil conditions such as those encountered on the beaches at Fort Story and Little Creek, Virginia; (b) the stroke of the ram is not adequate when the BDL-1X grounds aft of the ram pad on sand bars of the type encountered at Little Creek; (c) the value of the ram was not evident during the beach retractions carried out under this test. (Author)
Engineer Design Test of Retractor Ram for Prototype Beach Discharge Lighter
1965
20 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Landing craft , Hydraulic jacks , Design , Tests , Yard craft , Effectiveness , Soil mechanics , Beaches , BDL-1X
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