Ground Shock from Penetrating Conventional Weapons

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 range...

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Main Authors: Drake, James L, Little, Charles D , Jr
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
CLAY
COMPONENT REPORTS
CONCRETE
CONVENTIONAL WARFARE
EQUATIONS
EXPLOSION EFFECTS
Explosions
GROUND MOTION
GROUND SHOCK
MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION
OVERLAYS
PENETRATION
POSITION(LOCATION)
SAND
Seismology
SOIL DYNAMICS
SOIL MECHANICS
SOILS
STRESSES
SYMPOSIA
TABLES(DATA)
TEST METHODS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS EFFECTS
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Summary: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. This article is from 'The Interaction of Non-Nuclear Munitions with Structures: Symposium Proceedings Held at U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado on May 10-13, 1983. Part 1,' AD-A132 115, p1-6.