Criteria for Blast Damage from Distant Gun Fire and Explosions

Abstract

Activities on many Army installations involve the firing of guns and the detonation of explosives. These activities generate blast waves that propagate to neighboring communities claims, reviews the types of residential damage claimed, and describes the blast damage threshold criteria. This paper recommends 'safe from damage' distances for typical military blast-producing events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADP005327

Entities

People

  • William J. Taylor

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Blast Waves
  • Bow Shock
  • Concrete
  • Databases
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Frequency
  • Ground Shock
  • Guns
  • Munitions
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Sonic Boom
  • Tank Guns
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design