OPERATION BLOWDOWN

Abstract

This report on Operation BLOWDOWN describes an Australian field test in which a 50-ton HE charge was detonated over a typical rain forest at the Iron Range Test Site, North Queensland, Australia. U. S. participation included the establishment of a blast line to obtain overpressure and dynamic pressure measurements, as well as the loan of instrumentation and photographic equipment. The experiment also included military trial projects which examined the blast effects in forests on items of military material, field fortifications, supply points, and foot and vehicle movement. This report presents preliminary results in each area of the experiment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0351230

Entities

People

  • C. C. Clifford Jr.
  • Jack R. Kelso

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Cameras
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Recording Systems
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Explosive Engineering.
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