Dust Control for Roads, Airfields, and Adjacent Areas

Dust Control for Roads, Airfields, and Adjacent Areas
Author: U S Army
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781410219619

This manual provides guidance for dust control methods and materials that can be used successfully at airfields and heliports to stop dust from forming naturally or as a result of man's activities and to control dust in areas directly impacted by man's activities. Dust develops naturally in denuded or sparsely vegetated areas and in most unpaved, sparsely vegetated areas occupied by man. (Man's activities may be detrimental to existing vegetation and create a dust problem.) Dust is created in unsurfaced areas subjected to concentrated foot or vehicular traffic, and is usually a problem on shoulders of surfaced airport and heliport traffic areas. Dust control becomes desirable when man needs to occupy land areas adjacent to the dust producing areas or is required to conceal military activities. The control of dust is also an important factor to consider for lengthening the life of vehicles and their engines. This manual discusses dust control methods and materials that have proven effective for treating soil surfaces to reduce dust; provides suggestions for rates and methods of application of materials for various soil types and environmental conditions; and discusses factors, such as availability, curing time, durability, logistics, and economics, that may be significant in the ultimate choice of material. Economic solutions for dust control of very large areas with little or no vegetation and no direct impact from man are presented in an appendix.

Guide Manual for Selection and Use of Dust Palliatives and Soil Waterproofers in the Theater of Operations

Guide Manual for Selection and Use of Dust Palliatives and Soil Waterproofers in the Theater of Operations
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1965
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ISBN:

This manual provides interim guidance to military engineering personnel in selecting and using materials for alleviating dust and for waterproofing soils in support of operations on expedient airfields and roads in the theater of operations. The problems of dust and water pertinent to military operations on unsurfaced airfields and roads are defined, and the objectives and limitations of soil surface treatments to alleviate these problems are stated. General procedures for applying a dust palliative or soil waterproofer are outlined, and the implications of these procedures to the ultimate selectionof a material are presented. Various types of materials for treating soil surfaces to control dust and/or waterproof soil are described. Criteria to aid in the selection and use of a material, and various factors which may influence the final choice of a material are presented. (Author).

Military Potential Test of Dust Control Materials

Military Potential Test of Dust Control Materials
Author: Lloyd W. Murdock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1969
Genre:
ISBN:

The test objective was to determine if the test items have military potential for controlling dust in support of airfield, heliport and roadway operations. Testing was performed in a desert climate with one type of soil condition, consisting mainly of emplacing three dust materials, at different concentrations, on airfield shoulders, heliports, and roadways, using three different distributors. Treated areas were fiber glass reinforced and anchored as specified. Over 170,000 pounds of material were dispensed at different concentrations with 5,161 pounds of fiber glass layed as reinforcing base. The treated areas were then subjected to prop and rotor wash, vehicle traffic, and the elements. Test results proved that while all nonreinforced treated areas received some damage, Code C material, even though the most difficult to dispense, has military potential for controlling dust for airfield shoulders. All three materials have military potential when reinforced with fiber glass. The Code F and Pneumatic Distributors, with certain modifications, have potential as distributors of materials. It was concluded that the following items have sufficient military potential to justify further testing; nonreinforced Code C Material for airfield shoulders only, reinforced Code A, B, and C Materials for all conditions, Code F and Pneumatic Distributors, and disc-type anchors.