Operation JANGLE, Nevada Proving Ground. Project 4.2. Physical Characteristics of Crater and Lip

Abstract

A study was made to determine the physical dimensions of the craters and lips resulting from the subsurface and surface explosions. Soil samples were taken to establish the characteristics and properties of the soil within the anticipated underground shot crater area. Topographic surreys were made before and after the blast of the areas surrounding the xero points and quantities of earth moved were estimated. An attempt was made to establish the "true" crater depth resulting from the underground shot by measuring the amount of radioactive contamination which obtained from the surface to a depth of two feet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1952
Accession Number
ADA995223

Entities

People

  • F. E. Lowance
  • J. A. Bishop

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Contamination
  • Craters
  • Detonations
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Explosion Effects
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Ground Zero
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • United States
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geodesy