Blast Parameters from Cylindrical Charges Detonated on the Surface of the Ground

Abstract

Tables and diagrams of scaled side-on blast parameters are available for time of shock front arrival, primary shock front overpressure, overpressure impulse and positive duration for cylindrical RDX explosives having length to diameter ratios of 1 and 5. Charges were placed in a vertical, a horizontal and a 60 degrees inclined position to the surface of the ground. Initiation point was at one end. Blast parameters were measured along 9 blast lines at scaled standoffs from 0.5 to 32 mkg to the minus 1/3 power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP000430

Entities

People

  • G. Scheklinski-glueck
  • Gerhard H. Guerke

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Diameters
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Far Field
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Ignition
  • Measurement
  • Near Field
  • Overpressure
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Scaling Laws
  • Sea Level
  • Shock Waves
  • Surface Burst
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Mathematics or Statistics