SIMULATION OF AIR-BLAST-INDUCED GROUND MOTION, PHASE I

Abstract

An analytical and experimental program was performed to determine the most promising techniques for simulating the air-blast-induced ground motions from a large yield nuclear weapon. Two techniques were then selected for further development. One of the selected techniques employs a detonable gas mixture and the other a prima cord matrix to generate a traveling shock wave which loads the ground. The nuclear air-blast overpressure environment is described and the simulation produced by either scheme is compared with this environment. The prima cord technique was then selected because it was found to be the most practical and economical. Sufficient data are presented to enable the design of simulation experiments which use either technique.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0614990

Entities

People

  • Gerald G. Leigh
  • Gerald P. D'arcy
  • Harry E. Auld

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Blast Waves
  • Burning Rate
  • Cameras
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Detonation Waves
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Military Research
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Pressure Gages
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Shock Waves
  • Stress Waves

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design