Numerical Studies of AFTON 2A Code Development and Applications. Volume I. A Numerical Simulation of the DISCUS THROWER Event.

Abstract

Results are presented of a calculation of ground motion resulting from the detonation of a nuclear explosion in the neighborhood of a tuff-carbonate rock interface (DISCUS THROWER Event). Appropriate constitutive properties, suitable for numerical calculations, are developed for a Nevada Test Site tuff and dolomite (carbonate rock). Peak velocities from the numerical calculation are compared to experimental test data. In most cases the two kinds of data differ by less than 20 percent. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0881447

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  • Virginia T. Honda
  • William J. Niles

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbonates
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Constitutive Properties
  • Detonations
  • Dolomite
  • Explosions
  • Nuclear Explosion Simulation
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Physical Properties
  • Simulations

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Seismology
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