Hazards from the Detonation of Buried Explosive Ordnance: Literature Survey

Abstract

Existing explosive safety Quantity-Distance (Q-D) criteria do not consider the suppressive effects of burial on fragment/ejecta distribution and airblast hazards. The Q-D standoff could be significantly reduced and siting requirements simplified by introduction of this variation in explosive (shot) geometry. A comprehensive literature survey was conducted to assemble and evaluate all available information on the hazards from the detonation of buried munitions. The literature survey described herein evaluated the effects of geological features; fragment/ejecta hazards; and airblast, noise, and ground shock effects from buried detonation on Q-D hazard distances. Buried explosive demolitions, Buried munitions disposal, Explosive demolition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA273033

Entities

People

  • Allen D. Rooke Jr.
  • John N. Strange
  • William K. Dornbusch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Blast
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Groundwater
  • Literature Surveys
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanics
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Weapons Effects

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Library and Information Science