Application of Military Guns to High Speed Drilling and Excavation in Rock--Project REAM.
Abstract
In a joint program between the U.S. Army and the Bureau of Mines, military guns have been used to demonstrate a variety of excavation operations in rock. During field tests, 90-mm and 105-mm guns mounted on an M107 carrier were used to drill holes, drive tunnel, form a cut in a surface outcropping and break large boulders. A silencer, developed for the 90-mm system and tested underground for the Bureau of Mines tunneling and mining applications, is proposed to allow surface excavation in peacetime with artillery and tank guns. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0773649
Entities
People
- J. D. Watson