PEAK OVERPRESSURE VS SCALED DISTANCE FOR TNT SURFACE BURSTS (HEMISPHERICAL CHARGES)

Abstract

This report contains a presentation of peak overpressure versus scaled distance values derived from empirical measurements made by Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. The measurements were made on 5, 20 and 100 ton TNT surface bursts. The charges were hemispherical in shape and the instrumentation included overpressure versus time gages and the photooptical shock front velocity technique for determining peak overpressure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0443102

Entities

People

  • B. F. Pannill
  • C. N. Kingery

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • California
  • Equations
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Ground Zero
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Nuclear Warfare
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Overpressure
  • Schools
  • Sea Level
  • Surface Burst
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.