Explosive shielding by weak layers

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:7065458

Fourney, W L; Dick, R D; Weaver, T A

This paper presents the results of a series of computations which were carried out to determine the effect that a layer of extremely weak rock embedded in an otherwise strong rock matrix would have on the displacements and velocities which result from the detonation of a nearby explosive source. The motivation for the study was the apparently different measurements obtained on the Mission Cyber Nuclear Event when compared to results obtained from other events of equal yield in similar geologic media.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 7065458
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-93-224; CONF-930397-1; ON: DE93007376
• Resource Relation: Conference: Numerical modeling for underground nuclear test monitoring symposium, Durango, CO (United States), 23-25 Mar 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
58 GEOSCIENCES
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ROCKS
EXPLOSIVE FRACTURING
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COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DETONATIONS
GEOLOGY
GROUND MOTION
LAYERS
NEVADA TEST SITE
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
ROCK MECHANICS
TUFF
VELOCITY
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FRACTURING
MECHANICS
MOTION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
SIMULATION
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