Shock-Resistant Wells

Abstract

A study is presented of water wells for shelter facilities, which will functionally survive the critical effects associated with the detonation of nuclear weapons. Overpressure, weapon yield, well depth, and soil properties are varied in order to determine siting and hardness limitations of the well concepts studied. Two basic well casing environments are investigated: (1) direct encasement in soil (integral concept), and (2) encasement in a gel medium for shock isolation (gel-isolated concept). Well depths of 50 to 1,600 ft, overpressures up to 300 psi, and weapon yields up to 20 megatons are used in the study. The dynamic behavior of the well casing, the discharge pipe, and the pump unit is investigated for the different well concepts and weapon effects. The integral well concept is analyzed as an equivalent static problem by using propagating wave fronts. Shock spectra analysis and the normal mode method are used to analyze the gel-isolated concepts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 1967
Accession Number
AD0667846

Entities

People

  • K. Hove
  • R. W. Anderson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearing Strength
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Friction
  • Groundwater
  • Lubricants
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Shear Modulus
  • Stress Waves
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security