Skip to main content
OSTI.GOVU.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
 

Research on geologic effects of underground nuclear explosions in a Sahara granite massif. Part 2

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6781701
The results of special methods used to analyze the geologic effects of underground nuclear explosions in granite of Tauorirt Tan Afella, Africa, are presented. The study, based on a synthesis of results obtained during each experiment, attempts a numerical analysis of the effects of explosions. Data from television cameras in boreholes, in situ permeability measurements, and detailed mineral studies in the laboratory are used to support the numerical analysis. The geological effects studied include mineralogical transformations, cavity and chimney formation, zone-of-fracturing, and surface damage.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Nancy-1 Univ., 54 (France)
OSTI ID:
6781701
Report Number(s):
UCRL-Trans-10615(Pt.2)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Research on geologic effects of underground nuclear explosions in a Sahara granite massif. Part 1
Technical Report · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1971 · OSTI ID:7053694
Underground nuclear explosion effects in granite rock fracturing
Conference · Fri Oct 30 23:00:00 EST 1970 · OSTI ID:4106824
Constraints on modeling of underground explosions in granite. Semiannual report No. 1, 10 March-10 September 1986
Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · OSTI ID:6414106

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450201 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives-- Containment
58 GEOSCIENCES
580300* -- Mineralogy
Petrology
& Rock Mechanics-- (-1989)
AFRICA
COMMINUTION
DAMAGE
EXPLOSIONS
FRACTURING
GEOLOGY
GRANITES
IGNEOUS ROCKS
MINERALOGY
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
PERMEABILITY
PLUTONIC ROCKS
ROCKS
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS