Ferris Wheel Series Shot Tiny Tot

Abstract

Tiny Tot was a nuclear burst on the flat surface of a large underground cavity in granite. It was fired to produce data for empirical extrapolation and to normalize theoretical (computational) prediction of ground shock from surface bursts on hard rock, as well as for hard-rock crater data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 1969
Accession Number
ADA286600

Entities

People

  • M. L. Merritt

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Decoupling
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Pile Drivers
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Shock
  • Waveforms
  • Waves
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.