Scaling of Ground Motions from Contained Explosions in Rock for Estimating Direct Ground Shock from Surface Bursts on Rock

Abstract

In the report, a large number of motion measurements from contained explosions in various rock types were reviewed and presented. These data were interpreted in terms of dimensional analysis and other constraints necessary for dynamic consistency to yield scaling relations for estimating peak motions in various rock media from contained bursts. Suggestions are also given for estimating ground motions from direct induced ground shock resulting from a surface burst on rock.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0762347

Entities

People

  • Alfred J. Hendron Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Consistency
  • Couplings
  • Detonations
  • Engineers
  • Explosions
  • Ground Shock
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radial Stress
  • Security
  • Seismic Velocity
  • Shock
  • Surface Burst
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveforms

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.