CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES AND COSTS FOR UNDERGROUND EMPLACEMENT OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES,

Abstract

This report describes the equipment, methods, and costs that are considered applicable for underground emplacement construction of nuclear explosives such as would be used in nuclear excavation. The test of the report discusses the available methods and techniques currently being used in 'big hole' (30-inch diameter and larger) drilling, tunneling, and conventional shafting. The technical data have been collected from the available literature as well as by personal contacts with the Government agencies and private industries concerned. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0689443

Entities

People

  • J. L. Hair

Organizations

  • Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Defense Industry
  • Diameters
  • Drilling
  • Emplacement
  • Excavation
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Literature
  • Quantum Tunneling
  • Tunneling

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design