Quantification of Hydrodynamic Forcing and Burial, Exposure, and Mobility of Munitions on the Beach Face

Abstract

The objective is to quantify the hydrodynamic processes (velocity, shear stress, turbulence, surge) and associated munitions mobility (burial, exposure, transport) on the beach face. The pilot study was performed in the Littoral Warfare Environment (LWE) at Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) to quantify munitions mobility orientation, migration and burial depths while simultaneously recording the hydrodynamic forcing conditions and bed response. The pilot study is the first of its kind to simultaneously measure both processes on the foreshore under large scale conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2017
Accession Number
AD1076514

Entities

People

  • Brittany Bruder
  • Demetra Cristaudo
  • Jack A. Puleo

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bombs
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cluster Bombs
  • Contracts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Digital Data
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Measurement
  • Migration
  • Mobility
  • Munitions
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Pilot Studies
  • Quality Control
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stresses
  • Unexploded Ammunition

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology