INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF MANUFACTURING AGGREGATE BY NUCLEAR METHODS

Abstract

The report covers a limited study of preshot and postshot characteristics of basalt in the area of the Danny Boy nuclear event, to determine if it would be practical to manufacture aggregate for construction purposes by nuclear means. n this event approximately 20 percent of the ejecta could have been made available for use as concrete aggregate by seieving. Secondary crushing would have produced a greater quantity. Other studies would be necessary to determine the effect of nuclear blasts upon other types of rock.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601698

Entities

People

  • R. L. Curry

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Detonations
  • Dose Rate
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Ground Level
  • Ground Zero
  • Inspection
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Photographs
  • Radiation
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Radioactivity
  • Specific Gravity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.