Accession Number:

ADA048802

Title:

Tactical Implications of Air Blast Variations from Nuclear Tests

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 15 Apr-30 Nov 1976

Corporate Author:

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INC MCLEAN VA

Personal Author(s):

• Cockayne, J. E.
• Lofgren, E. V.

Report Date:

1976-11-30

Pagination or Media Count:

161.0

Abstract:

The objective was to assess the rationale for additional nuclear tests which would produce a better predictive capability for tactical blast environments. The work described herein includes the following refinement and concise synopsis of the theoretical and empirical basis for the rationale assessment testing of the assumption of a lognormal distribution for the measurements which implies an uncertainty proportional to the measurements this assumption simplifies the methodology and an analysis of variance for some blast data to ascertain if systematic errors biases could exist which might require additional measurements of a weapon produced environment to resolve.

Descriptors:

• *NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
• *NUCLEAR EXPLOSION SIMULATION
• *BLAST
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• NUCLEAR WEAPONS
• RANDOM VARIABLES
• DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
• OVERPRESSURE
• UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
• NUCLEAR EXPLOSION TESTING
• TABLES(DATA)
• TACTICAL WARFARE
• DYNAMIC PRESSURE

Subject Categories:

• Explosions
• Nuclear Weapons

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE