CALCULATION OF THE SHOCK WAVE FROM AN UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN GRANITE

Technical Report · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1963

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4018167· OSTI ID:4018167

Butkovich, T. R.

The capability of calculating the close-in effects of the shock wave from an underground nuclear explosion has been demonstrated. Agreement was obtained between calculation and measurements using a spherically symmetric, hydrodynamic, elastic-plastic code called SCC for the Hardhat event, a 5-kiloton nuclear detonation in granite. This capability is dependent upon having a more or less complete description of the elastic and dynamic properties of the materials involved. When this information is available, agreement within the limits of uncertainty of the measurements can be calculated for peak pressures, peak particle velocities, shock wave time of arrival, and pressure pulse shapes. (auth)

• Research Organization: California. Univ., Livermore. Lawrence Radiation Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• NSA Number: NSA-18-020125
• OSTI ID: 4018167
• Report Number(s): UCRL-7762; CONF-470-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CONFIGURATION
DEFORMATION
ELASTICITY
ENGINEERING
ERRORS
FLUID FLOW
GRANITES
MEASURED VALUES
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
NUMERICALS
PARTICLES
PRESSURE
PROGRAMMING
PULSES
SHOCK WAVES
SPHERES
SYMMETRY
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
VELOCITY