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Improvised Explosive Device Crater Repair For Enduring Route Remediation, Daniel Roman Kienitz
Improvised Explosive Device Crater Repair For Enduring Route Remediation, Daniel Roman Kienitz
Doctoral Dissertations
"Recent road repairs performed on main supply routes (MSRs) and alternative supply routes (ASRs) in Iraq and Afghanistan revealed several deficiencies in current repair techniques. Temporary solutions such as aggregate backfill, asphalt, and traditional concrete repairs were unacceptable due to the ease of emplacement of additional improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In addition to the threat of IED placement, the threat from exposure of the repair teams to enemy attack during placement and curing was substantial. In order to address these problems, this project investigated rapid hardening materials for improvised explosive device crater repair. A laboratory test program along with performance …