Tactical Implications of Air Blast Variations from Nuclear Tests
Abstract
The objective was to assess the rationale for additional nuclear tests which would produce a better predictive capability for tactical blast environments. The work described herein includes the following: refinement and concise synopsis of the theoretical and empirical basis for the rationale assessment; testing of the assumption of a lognormal distribution for the measurements which implies an uncertainty proportional to the measurements; this assumption simplifies the methodology; and an analysis of variance for some blast data to ascertain if systematic errors (biases) could exist which might require additional measurements of a weapon produced environment to resolve.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA048802
Entities
People
- E. V. Lofgren
- J. E. Cockayne