THE INTENSE STRESS FIELD PRODUCED IN THE ELASTIC EARTH BY A BOMB BLAST AT THE SURFACE,

Abstract

A theory for the free stress field in the earth developed by a bomb blast at the surface is presented. The theory is based on the assumption that the earth is an elastic solid. The analysis is confined to the intense stress field developed shortly after the burst. Stresses and displace ments are calculated in explicit form and can be compared with test data when such is available. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 23, 1957
Accession Number
AD0606588

Entities

People

  • Hyman Serbin

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Earth Sciences
  • Geophysics
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Physics
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Seismology

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Structural Dynamics.