Assessments of House Damage from Event Dial Pack and 100 Ton AN/FO Test

Abstract

The report summarizes the damage sustained by a two-story wood-frame house exposed to a peak incident overpressure of about 1.6 psi from the explosion of a hemispherical charge of Ammonium Nitrate/Fuel Oil (AN/FO) weighing 100 tons, and - after being moved and repaired - to a peak incident overpressure of about 2.7 psi from the explosion of a 500-ton spherical charge of TNT tangent to the ground surface (Event Dial Pack). A moderate amount of damage (including considerable roof rafter damage) was noted after the AN/FO test; considerably more damage (including breakage of all roof rafters) was noted after the Dial Pack test.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0739371

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  • C. Wilton

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  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Civil Defense
  • Concrete
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Fuels
  • Glass
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Navy
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  • Test And Evaluation
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