PROJECT STAGECOACH. 20-TON HE CRATERING EXPERIMENTS IN DESERT ALLUVIUM FINAL REPORT, MAY 1962.
Abstract
Project Stagecoach involved detonation of three 40,000-pound high-explosive charges in soil. The charges, cast TNT blocks stacked to simulate a sphere, were fired during March 1960 in the desert alluvium of Area 10, Nevada Test Site. Scaled depths of burst were 0.5, 1.0, and 2.3 ft/lb 1/3. The major objective of the experiment was to verify and refine apparent departures from cube-root scaling. Other technical operations included: (1) blast geometry, (2) close-in seismic measurements, and (3) throwout distribution. The nature of these experiments and results are covered by reports issued by the organizations mentioned. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0423191
Entities
People
- A. J. Chabai
- D. M. Hankins
- R. H. Bishop
- R. J. Burton
- V. A. Harris