Advanced Geophysical Classification of WWII-Era Unexploded Bombs Using Borehole Electromagnetics

Abstract

The legacy of World War II-era unexploded bombs (UXB) is an ongoing public safety hazard throughout Europe, and especially in Germany. Large, airdropped bombs that are a legacy of Allied bombing campaigns are discovered on a weekly basis in Germany, requiring evacuations and disposal efforts costing hundreds of thousands of Euros in some instances. This article presents recent work done by Black Tusk Geophysics using advanced geophysical classification (AGC) to reliably identify hazardous ordnance at urban sites in Germany. After briefly describing electromagnetic (EM) sensors and data processing required for AGC, this article will discuss survey and design considerations for characterization of large, deep UXBs in urban environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1057604

Entities

People

  • Laurens Beran
  • Stephen Billings

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bombs
  • British Columbia
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Data
  • General Purpose Bombs
  • International Organizations
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Second World War
  • Target Classification
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Vector Magnetometers
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology