Soils Survey

Abstract

A soil survey was conducted in the vicinity of ground zero prior to the Johnie Boy Event to provide data for Program 1 projects on the physical and mineralogical characteristics of the subsurface soils to a depth of 50 feet and to provide holes for the installation of instruments and sand columns to depth of 80 feet. Field and laboratory tests were conducted to determine the water content, gradation, density, and mineralogical compisition of the natural soils and the compaction characteristics of the soil used for backfill around the detonation device.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1963
Accession Number
AD0890424

Entities

People

  • A. L. Mathews
  • T. B. Goode

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backfills
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diffraction
  • Elements
  • Ground Zero
  • Igneous Rocks
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Mineralogy
  • Minerals
  • Mississippi
  • Phyllosilicates
  • Physical Properties
  • Refractive Index
  • Soil Classification
  • Soil Surveys
  • Tectosilicates
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Waterways
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.