21st Century U.S. Army Field Manuals: Planning and Design of Roads, FM 5-430-00-1 (CD-ROM)

U.S. Army

ISBN 10 : 1422016803 ISBN 13 : 9781422016800

Editeur : Progressive Management, 2008

Synopsis

This unique electronic book on CD-ROM has a complete reproduction of the U.S. Army Field Manual, Planning and Design of Roads, FM 5-430-00-1 (493 pgs). In addition, as a bonus, there are reproductions of over 40 vital U.S. Army Field Manuals! Field Manual (FM) 5-430 is intended for use as a training guide and reference text for engineer personnel responsible for planning, designing, and constructing roads, airfields, and heliports in the theater of operations (TO). FM 5-430 is divided into two separate volumes to make it more user-friendly. FM 5- 430-00-1/AFPAM 32-8013, Vol 1, Road Design, encompasses Chapters 1 through 9 and Appendices A through H. This is a stand-alone volume for the design of TO roads. This volume also serves as a detailed description of information common to both roads and airfields, such as site selection, survey and earthwork, clearing and grubbing, base and subbase courses, and drainage. FM 5-430-00-1/AFPAM 32- 8013, Vol 1 contains much of the information required to design the substructure of an airfield or a heliport. The material in this manual applies to all levels of engineer involvement in the TO. The manual is intended to be used by United States (US) Army Corps of Engineers personnel. Army engineers plan, design, and construct airfields, heliports, and roads in the TO. To ensure these facilities meet proposed requirements, the responsible engineer officer must coordinate closely with all appropriate ground and air commanders. The engineer depends on the appropriate commanders for information on the weight and traffic frequency of using aircraft, facility life, geographic boundaries governing site selection, and the time available for construction as dictated by the operation plan. Detailed planning, reconnaissance, and site investigations are often limited by lack of time and by the tactical situation. However when time and security permit, the engineer should conduct normal ground reconnaissance and on-site investigations. If this is not possible, the engineer should obtain photographs of the area. BASIC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS IN THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS - Army engineers should use the following guides in the TO: Keep designs simple. Simple designs require minimum skilled labor and specialized materials. Use local materials whenever possible. This helps eliminate construction delays associated with a long communications and logistics line. Use existing facilities whenever possible. This helps avoid unnecessary construction. Remember that safety factors in design are drastically reduced in the TO because of time constraints and the inherent risks of war. Build one of two types of structures in the TO: initial or temporary. Initial design life is up to six months; temporary design life is up to two years. Whenever possible, phase construction to permit the early use of the facility while further construction and improvements continue. Generally avoid sites with dense brush, timberland, and rolling terrain that require heavy clearing or grading. Take care to prevent destruction of natural drainage channels, culverts, and roads. Repairs require time and labor far exceeding that needed to prevent damage. Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Progressive Management
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1422016803
• ISBN 13: 9781422016800
• Reliure: CD-ROM
• Nombre de pages: 11653
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible