HIGH EXPLOSIVE CRATER STUDIES: TUFF

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1961

OSTI ID:4008567

Murphey, B F

Spherical charges of TNT, each weighing 256 pounds, were exploded at various depths in tuff to determine apparent crater dimensions in a soft rock. No craters were obtained for depths of burst equal to or greater than 13.3 feet. It was deduced that rock fragments were sufficiently large that charges of greater magnitude should be employed for crater experiments intended as models of nuclear explosions. (auth)

• Research Organization: Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, N. Mex.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-019084
• OSTI ID: 4008567
• Report Number(s): SC-4574(RR)
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
CRATERS
EXPLOSIONS
EXPLOSIVES
IGNEOUS ROCKS
LEVELS
NITRATES
ROCKS
TNT
TOLUENE
TUFF
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
VOLCANICS