Snow Pads Used for Pipeline Construction in Alaska, 1976
Author : Philip R. Johnson
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Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Pipelines
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Author : Philip R. Johnson
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Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Pipelines
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Author : Philip R. Johnson
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Page : 28 pages
File Size : 38,24 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Pipelines
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Construction pads made of snow were used to build two sections of the Trans Alaska Pipeline and a small gas pipeline during the winter of 1975-76. Construction during the winter has become increasingly common in the Arctic. Surface travel and the use of heavy construction equipment on the unprotected tundra have been severely restricted, even during the winter, so the use of temporary winter roads and construction pads built of snow and ice has been advocated and is being adopted. The three snow construction pads mentioned above were the first snow roads and construction pads used on a large scale in Alaska. Snow roads and construction pads have two objectives: to protect the underlying vegetation and upper layers of the ground, and to provide a hard, smooth surface for travel and the operation of equipment. Several types have been built, and a brief discussion is given of their history and classification systems. The three snow construction pads used in construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and the small gas pipeline in 1975-76 were visited and observed while in use. (Author).
Author : Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)
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Page : 178 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Engineering
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Author : Gunars Abele
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,12 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Civil engineering
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Author :
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,39 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Cold regions
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Author :
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Page : 1094 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Government publications
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Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 39,98 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Government publications
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 19,95 MB
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309168368
This book identifies accumulated environmental, social and economic effects of oil and gas leasing, exploration, and production on Alaska's North Slope. Economic benefits to the region have been accompanied by effects of the roads, infrastructure and activies of oil and gas production on the terrain, plants, animals and peoples of the North Slope. While attempts by the oil industry and regulatory agencies have reduced many of the environmental effects, they have not been eliminated. The book makes recommendations for further environmental research related to environmental effects.
Author : Technology Reports Centre (Great Britain)
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Page : 568 pages
File Size : 39,2 MB
Release : 1981
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Author : Frederick E. Crory
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 29,66 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Alaska
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This report addresses the unique problems associated with oil and gas explorations in northern Alaska and provides background information on the climate and environment, including the permanently frozen ground that exists throughout the area. Information on exploration efforts in the 1940s and 1950s is also included to demonstrate what happens when summertime operations disturb the surface vegetation and thermal regime of the frozen tundra, being the basis for why such operations are no longer permitted. Separate chapters are provided on the design, construction and operation of winter trails, roads, airfields and drill pads, including a separate chapter on their abandonment. Emphasis is placed on how, why and when to accomplish the various tasks to successfully accomplish an exploration. Airfields, Drill pads, Oil and gas exploration, Snow roads, Unsurfaced roads, Arctic construction, Ice runways, Permafrost, Tundra.