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

Abstract

The presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO), or munitions, in nearshore and other underwater environments is a worldwide concern due to the past military activities. UXOs have been found in the surf zone and on populated beaches, posing a risk for the public. Behavior of munitions located on the sea bed is poorly understood. The goal of this project was to design and fabricate instrumented surrogate munitions for use in large-scale laboratory and field experiment to investigate UXO burial and migration under a range of forcing conditions. We seek to understand the processes that lead to UXO migration and what processes might lead to a munition being located on the beach face.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 2020
Accession Number
AD1169171

Entities

People

  • Demetra Cristaudo
  • Jack A. Puleo

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Bombs
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cluster Bombs
  • Color Separation
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing
  • Optical Detectors
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Trajectories
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unexploded Ammunition

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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