Study of an Explosion in Bulk Soil When the Charge Is Surrounded by an Air-Filled Cavity

Abstract

Much theoretical and experimental material on the underground explosion in sandy ground has been recently published. Works give experimental values for the mass velocities of soil during the explosion of PETN and 50/50 trotyl and hexogen charges and with an electric fusing. This article examines the effect of air-filled cavities surrounding the charge upon the mass velocity of soil particles in the compression wave and upon the parameters of craters during an ejection explosion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 1974
Accession Number
AD0778792

Entities

People

  • A. F. Shatsukevich
  • I. L. Zelmanov
  • V. I. Kulikov

Organizations

  • Air Force Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Boundaries
  • Compression
  • Compression Waves
  • Ejection
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Foreign Technology
  • Particles
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Translations
  • Underground Explosions
  • Waves

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  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.