Base Surge Analysis - HE Tests

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to present a compilation and analysis of data concerning the behavior of the base surge and related surface phenomena produced by underground explosions in the Dugway Tests in Soils and the Operation JANGLE HE Tests. These two sets of data were combined in order to provide a wide range of charge weight and charge depth and to determine some of the effects of soil properties on surface phenomena. The formulas and conclusions presented herein were obtained almost entirely from records of TNT charges weighing from 320 to 320,000 lb fired at scaled depths in dry clay, dry sand, and wet clay.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1952
Accession Number
AD0801301

Entities

People

  • George A. Young

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photographs
  • Airborne
  • Cameras
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Clouds
  • Contracts
  • Diameters
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Pentolite
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Underground Explosions

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Business Analytics
  • Explosive Engineering.