Free-Field Ground Shock Pressures from Buried Detonations in Saturated and Unsaturated Soils
Abstract
Free-field ground shock pressures at various distances from the buried detonation of high-explosive charges, mortar and artillery rounds, and large bombs have been measured by Southwest Research Institute and independently by Waterways Experiment Station personnel. This paper presents an empirical solution capable of predicting these pressures in unsaturates soils. In saturated soils, a very different energy dissipation process occurs which is predicted by modifying a hydrodynamic solution, and comparing it to tests on bombs in saturated soils.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP001708
Entities
People
- Gerard J. Friesenhahn
- Peter S. Westine
Organizations
- Texas Biomedical Research Institute