FORMATION AND ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS OF NUCLEAR CRATERS FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES,

Abstract

This paper discusses crater formation phenomenology, the engineering characteristics of craters resulting from the underground detonation of nuclear explosives, and the potential applications of nuclear crater excavations for construction purposes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0837132

Entities

People

  • Bernard C. Hughes

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Detonations
  • Engineering
  • Excavation
  • Explosions
  • Explosives

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design