Preliminary report: Qattara Project material properties
Measurements of strength under triaxial loading and compressibility under hydrostatic loading for four representative materials along a proposed route of a canal from the Mediterranean Sea to the Qattara Depression are reported. The results of these measurements are used in computer calculations for cratering profiles using nuclear explosives. Considerations of the lithology along the route have led to a characterization of earth material type using four descriptors: (1) limestone; (2) sandstone; (3) high sand; and (4) clay/silt. The memo is a preliminary report of the work and data reduction. A more complete account will be published at a later date.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6274316
- Report Number(s):
- UCID-18208
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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450201 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives-- Containment
CARBONATE ROCKS
CLAYS
COMPRESSIBILITY
CRATERING EXPLOSIONS
DATA
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EXPERIMENTAL DATA
EXPLOSIONS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
GRAPHS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
INFORMATION
INLAND WATERWAYS
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
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MINERALS
NUCLEAR EXCAVATION
NUMERICAL DATA
POWER PLANTS
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ROCKS
SANDSTONES
SEAS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SILT
SURFACE WATERS
TABLES