Seismic Studies. Part II. Discrimination of Shell Burst from Weapon Recoil.

Abstract

The report displays the results of a seismic research program directed towards the development of a method of discriminating weapon recoil from shell burst. In order that the recoil versus shell burst question could be studied it was necessary to study the seismic radiation static firings of TNT, static firings of projectiles and impacting high explosive shells. It was also necessary to duplicate a recoil measurement made in 1971 to demonstrate the stability of the weapon plant, seismometer plant, instrumentation parameters, and propagation medium. After the above tests were made seismic discrimination was studied and three discriminants were developed. These involve the comparison of horizontal and vertical ground motion due to shell burst and recoil. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0782761

Entities

People

  • Donald A. Seikmeier
  • James W. Adams
  • Roger M. Turpening

Organizations

  • Environmental Research Institute of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Discrimination
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Propelling Charges
  • Seismic Discrimination
  • Seismometers
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Seismology