Ground Shock from Penetrating Conventional Weapons

Abstract

This paper presents results of an analysis of ground shock data from more than one hundred explosion tests conducted in soil over the past 35 years. Burst positions varied from fully buried to contact detonations in soil and for shallow depths into concrete protective overlays. Soil conditions ranged from loose dry sand to saturated clay. Empirical equations are presented that predict the magnitude and time histories of the expected stresses and ground motions as a function of burst position, soil indices and burster layer thickness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001706

Entities

People

  • Charles D. Little Jr.
  • James L. Drake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Cohesive Soils
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Free Field
  • Ground Shock
  • Groundwater
  • Materials
  • Particles
  • Seismic Velocity
  • Shallow Depth
  • Shock
  • Travel Time
  • Underground Explosions
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.