Project Pre-Gondola I: Cratering Site Calibration Series. Close-In Ground Motion, Earth Stress, and Pore Pressure Measurements,

Abstract

The objectives of this project were to measure and analyze the particle velocities, soil stresses, and pore water pressures produced by detonation of 20 tons of nitromethane in saturated clay-shale. The ground range of primary interest was 85 to 375 feet from surface ground zero with most instruments placed at shot depth (46.3 feet). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0735669

Entities

People

  • D. W. Murrell
  • J. D. Day
  • W. C. Sherman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Cratering
  • Detonations
  • Explosives
  • Ground Zero
  • Measurement
  • Nitromethane
  • Particles
  • Pore Pressure
  • Pressure Measurement

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.