PREDICTION CALCULATIONS FOR FREE FIELD GROUND MOTION.

Abstract

This report describes a calculation program designed to predict the cratering dimensions and free-field ground motions which result when chemical or nuclear detonations occur with various degrees of confinement. Calculations were made using a two-dimensional plastic-elastic time dependent code. A vital part of the program involved the derivation of calculational models capable of describing the response of earth media to shock loading. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601513

Entities

People

  • Charles S. Godfrey
  • Dudley J. Andrews
  • Ernest T. Trigg

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cratering
  • Detonations
  • Free Field
  • Shock
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Explosive Engineering.