SURVEY, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

MISCELLANEOUS PAPER S-69-7W

CONDITION SURVEY, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

by

A. 1. Joseph P. J. Vedros W. B. Abbot, Jr.

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August t969q9

Sponsored by

Office, Chief of Engineers U. S. Army Rep;o?ucd by

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE

Springfield, Vi. 22151

-Conducted by

U. S. Army lingineer Waterways Experiment Station

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Vicksburg, Mississippi

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MISCELLANEOUS PAPER S-69-37

CONDITION SURVEY, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

A. H. Joseph P. J. Vedros W. B. Abbott, Jr.

August 1969

Sponsored by

Office, Chief of Engineers U. S. Army

Conductied by

U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Vicksburg, Mississippi

ARMY.MmC VICKINURG. bMinO,

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The findings In this report are not to be construed as an official Department of the A-my position unless so designated by other authorized documents.

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FOREWORD Authority for performance of condition surveys at selected airfields is contained in Long Range Program-O&M,A; FY 1969, Project Q6-1: "Engineering Criteria for Design and Construction-WES," dated April 1968. The facilities at Hunter Army Airfield were inspected in Febiuary 1969 by Messrs. P. J. Vedros and W. B. Abbott, Jr., of the Flexible Pavement Branch, U. S, Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES). This report was prepared by Messrs. Vedros, Abbott, and A. H. Joseph under the general supervision of Messrs. A. A. Maxwell and R. G. Ahlvin of the Soils Division, WES. COL Levi A. Brown, CE, was Director of the WES during the conduct of the study and preparation uf th-s report. Mr. F. R. Brown was Technical Director,

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CONTENTS

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POREWORD .. ...........................................................

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CONVERSION FACTORS, BRITISH TO METRIC UNITS OF MEASUREMENT .............

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PU R PO SE .. .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . . . .. .

PERTINENT BACKGROUND DATA .............................................

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General Description of Airfield .... .........................................

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Previous Report ........................................................

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History of Airfield Pavements and Drainage .....................................

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Traffic History ... ....................................................

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Condition of Pavement Surfaces .. .........................................

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AIRFIELD MAINTENANCE..................................................... Bituminous Pavement Coating Material .. ..................................... Dust Palliative and Soil Binder .. ...........................................

TABLES I and 2

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PHOTOGRAPHS 1-6 PLATES 1-4

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CONVERSION FACTORS, PRITIM5 TO METRIC UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

British units of measurement used in this report can be converted to metric units as follows:

Multiply

By

To Obtain

inches feet square inches square yards gallons (U.S.) pounds pounds per square inch

2.54 0.3048 6.4516 0.836127 3.78543 0.45359237 0.070307

centimeters meters square centimeters square meters cubic decimeters kilograms kilograms per square centimeter

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