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Close-in Air Blast from a Row Charge in Basalt (open access)

Close-in Air Blast from a Row Charge in Basalt

From abstract: Close-in air blast measurements were made on the Dugout shot. Major constituents of the blast wave were the ground-shock-induced pulse and the pulse from venting gases. The ground-shock-induced pulse was the dominant one at all stations.
Date: August 4, 1965
Creator: Vortman, Luke J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Dugout: Apparent Crater Studies (open access)

Project Dugout: Apparent Crater Studies

From abstract: This report analyzes the dimensions and geometry of the Dugout crater, produced by the detonation of a row of five 18,144 kg nitromethane charges in basalt, were analyzed.
Date: August 3, 1965
Creator: Spruill, Joseph L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Dugout: Technical Director's Summary Report (open access)

Project Dugout: Technical Director's Summary Report

From abstract: Project Dugout was a chemical explosive row charge cratering experiment in hard rock conducted at the AEC Nevada Test Site as part of the Plowshare Program for development of nuclear excavation technology.
Date: May 10, 1965
Creator: Nordyke, M. D.; Terhune, R. W.; Rohrer, R. F.; Cauthen, L. J. & Spruill, J. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library