STEMMING PRESSURES ON BURIED MUNITIONS.
Abstract
This report covers an investigation of pressures on buried munition containers. The condition examined is for right cylinders emplaced in a vertical cased shaft backfilled with a granular stemming material. The report concludes that a munition container of sufficient strength to withstand the hydrostatic pressure of a 25-foot head of sea water has adequate strength for underground burial. For the conditions analysed, the stress from an unsaturated, granular backfill for any depth hole will be less than the above-stated hydrostatic pressure. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0633255
Entities
People
- Phillip J. Morris
Organizations
- United States Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory