Analysis and Simulation of Cavity-Decoupled Chemical Explosions
Abstract
We analyze data from two sets of decoupled chemical explosions. NORSAR has obtained data from 15 decoupled chemical explosions conducted from 1986-2002 in Alvdalen, Sweden, on regional seismic stations NORES, HFS, and NORSAR. The explosions were conducted in three nonspherical granite chambers at a depth of approximately 100 meters in chambers with volumes of 200, 300 and 1000 cubic meters, and with yields ranging from 500 kg to 10,000 kg. The smallest explosions in the largest chamber are fully decoupled, while the other explosions are partially coupled, overdriven by up to a factor of 25.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 22, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA436880
Entities
People
- Brian W. Barker
- Conrad Lindholm
- Evan Bailey
- Frode Ringdal
- Hemig Xu
- Jeffry L. Stevens
- John R. Murphy
- Norton Rimer
- Steven J. Gibbons
- Tormod Kvaerna