Underground Explosion Trials at Raufoss 1968: Blast Wave Propagation Following a Detonation in a Tunnel System

Abstract

The purpose of the present work was to examine the blast wave pressure to be expected at the entrance of a neighbouring chamber in an underground ammunition storage site when all the explosives in a chamber detonate simultaneously.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 1970
Accession Number
ADA013134

Entities

People

  • K. G. Schmidt

Organizations

  • Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Curve Fitting
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Gases
  • Explosives
  • Frequency
  • Ground Shock
  • High Pressure
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Underground Explosions
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Seismology