Cratering Capabilities of Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons

Abstract

A review of past cratering experiments, both from high explosives and nuclear explosives, was conducted and the data gathered were analyzed in order to develop a generalized empirical method for predicting crater dimensions when only qualitative information on the media cratered is available. The methods developed enable crater predictions to be made in homogeneous and layered media within the stated orders of scatter. It is believed that the probability of a given crater falling within the predicted values is in the range of 0.8. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108989

Entities

People

  • John N. Strange

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cohesive Soils
  • Databases
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Groundwater
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Moisture Content
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Plasma Physics.