Earth Motion Measurements,

Abstract

The primary purpose of the Johnie Boy experiment was to determine the effect of slight burial on crater production and to study the crater formed and the ground shock/motions associated with the Johnie Boy event. The objective of Johnie Boy Project 1.2 was to obtain horizontal and vertical acceleration measurements in a nonhomogeneous alluvial deposit. This report presents the results obtained from horizontally and vertically oriented accelerometers and horizontal velocity gages at depths of 1 and 10 feet, and distances ranging from 150 to 500 feet from ground zero. An additional station was located 300 feet from ground zero, but offset 90 degrees from the main gage line in order to obtain an appreciation of asymmetric propagation tendencies. Gage performance was in general satisfactory; only 7 of 32 gages were lost as a direct result of the electromagnetic (EM) pulse. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 1963
Accession Number
AD0345757

Entities

People

  • J. M. Pinkston Jr.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Ground Shock
  • Ground Zero
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Motion
  • Physical Properties
  • Production
  • Shock

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.