Accession Number:

AD0837132

Title:

FORMATION AND ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS OF NUCLEAR CRATERS FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER NUCLEAR CRATERING GROUP LIVERMORE CA

Personal Author(s):

• Hughes, Bernard C.

Report Date:

1968-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

This paper discusses crater formation phenomenology, the engineering characteristics of craters resulting from the underground detonation of nuclear explosives, and the potential applications of nuclear crater excavations for construction purposes. Author

Descriptors:

• *NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
• *UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
• CIVIL ENGINEERING
• CRATERING
• EARTH HANDLING EQUIPMENT
• SPALLATION
• PRESSURE
• SHOCK WAVES
• SOIL MECHANICS
• CONFIGURATIONS
• PREDICTIONS

Subject Categories:

• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE