Modeling Tunnel Magazine QD Arcs Using GIS

Abstract

The Naval Facilities Command (NAVFAC) Engineering Service Center (ESC), located in Port Hueneme, CA, has developed tools to quickly provide map displays of the Quantity-Distance (QD) arcs for tunnel magazines using both DoD and NATO criteria. The development of the maps of possible NEW storage scenarios included a 3D analysis of the tunnels and the surrounding topography to assess available soil cover and the surface breach that could result if insufficient soil cover were available. The explosive hazard criteria intelligent tables linked with GIS map displays provided a means to rapidly model the QD arcs generated by alternative storage scenarios in underground explosive storage facilities. The 3D modeling and visualization of the expanding shock and pressure hazards for a range of NEW quantities compared to the soil surface allowed detailed examination of the potential surface breach crater characteristics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532094

Entities

People

  • Ed Falconer
  • Tyler D Ross

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coordinate Systems
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Ground Shock
  • High Pressure
  • Information Systems
  • Landforms
  • Mountains
  • Overpressure
  • Periodicals
  • Ridges
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Topography
  • Visualizations

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Explosive Engineering.