Accession Number:

AD0621729

Title:

FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING LARGE UNDERGROUND CAVITIES, BACKGROUND, SITE SELECTION, AND SUMMARY.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1964-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

88.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether construction of large underground cavities for large-yield decoupling is feasible from an engineering and construction standpoint.

Descriptors:

• *NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
• *UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES
• UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
• MINING ENGINEERING
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• TEST FACILITIES

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE