AN ESTIMATION OF THE PERSONNEL HAZARDS FROM A MULTI-TON BLAST IN A CONIFEROUS FOREST

Abstract

Experiments are described which took place in a managed coniferous forest at various ranges from a 50-ton TNT surface burst. The secondary blast hazard to personnel was estimated as a function of range and type of exposure. The tertiary blast hazards were estimated using the measured blast wave parameters and a mathematical model of translation. Six anthropomorphic dummies were placed in the forest to obtain total displacements and partially verify the translation model. The primary blast hazard was estimated from the measured blast wave parameters and earlier studies involving several mammalian species. Measured steel-sphere velocities were used to verify the translational model and to estimate the positive dynamic-pressure impulses at three ranges in the forest and in the cleared sector.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0666822

Entities

People

  • C. S. White
  • D. R. Richmond
  • E. R. Fletcher
  • I. G. Bowen

Organizations

  • Lovelace Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Blast
  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Ground Zero
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Munitions
  • Regression Analysis
  • Rodents
  • Surface Burst
  • United States Government
  • Vertical Orientation

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • ballistics.