EXPLOSION PROGRAM KURILE ISLANDS EXPERIMENT

Abstract

The report details the procedures developed for the explosion program and gives the reliability of the calibration program. The explosive used was 120,000 lb of high-energy composition B packed in 50-lb cubical cans, which was shot in ten 5.2-ton, six 1-ton and one 1.5-ton packages. These charges were exploded in a network designed to provide optimum recording on the ocean-bottom instruments and minimum damage to marine life. The shots were restricted to the following conditions: daylight hours, 2 mi or more from any approaching vessel, a minimum of 13000 fm of water depth, and/or more than 100 km from land. The operational procedure gave good data results. The ship's rigging contributed greatly to the program's success. An A-frame and crane combination is recommended for future operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661288

Entities

People

  • Fred R. Howard
  • John Frederic
  • Ralph Guidroz

Organizations

  • Texas Instruments

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Islands
  • Kurile Islands
  • Materials
  • Oceans
  • Reliability
  • Seabed
  • Security
  • Seismographs
  • Time Signals
  • Travel Time

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design