PROJECT DUGOUT, NEVADA TEST SITE - JUNE 24, 1964. DEEP UNDERGROUND SHOCK MEASUREMENTS.

Abstract

Project DUGOUT, executed as part of the Plowshare Program for development of nuclear excavation, was a chemical row-charge cratering experiment in basalt on Buckboard Mesa at the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission's Nevada Test Site. The purpose of the experiment was to develop a more complete understanding of the fundamental processes involved in row-charge cratering. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0680910

Entities

People

  • J. Donald Day

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cratering
  • Energy
  • Excavation
  • Impact Loads
  • Impact Shock
  • Landing Impact
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Shock

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.