Accession Number:
AD0680910
Title:
PROJECT DUGOUT, NEVADA TEST SITE - JUNE 24, 1964. DEEP UNDERGROUND SHOCK MEASUREMENTS.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Corporate Author:
ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS DIV
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Report Date:
1964-12-01
Pagination or Media Count:
51.0
Abstract:
Project DUGOUT, executed as part of the Plowshare Program for development of nuclear excavation, was a chemical row-charge cratering experiment in basalt on Buckboard Mesa at the U. S. Atomic Energy Commissions Nevada Test Site. The purpose of the experiment was to develop a more complete understanding of the fundamental processes involved in row-charge cratering. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Explosions
- Mechanics