Strategic use of soils in war operations II: trafficability of soils and methods of measurement
Abstract
The existing literature on soil strategy is measure. The problem of trafficability of soils for strategic and tactical use is of great importance and needs extensive investigation. Practical methods of measuring traficabilit,y of soils which are useful for field work are few. New methods and instruments which are simple and light in design, quick in action and of a fairly high degree of accuracy and reproducibility must be developed.
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