Project RIO BLANCO, low-rise building damage study

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:6871193

Scholl, R E

Ground motion and damage data from selected towns surrounding the RIO BLANCO underground nuclear explosion gas stimulation experiment were collected for the purpose of investigating motion-damage relationships for low-rise buildings. The statistically determined motion-damage relationships are given in terms of incidence of complaints (complaint ratio), incidence of damage (damage ratio), and damage cost (damage factor). The principal purpose for conducting the study was to determine the validity of previously determined motion-damage relationships in the threshold damage range of ground motion. Results of the study verify the previously determined complaint ratio and damage ratio statistics but indicate that damage factors determined from the RIO BLANCO study are slightly lower than those determined from previous underground nuclear explosions.

• Research Organization: URS/John A. Blume and Associates, Engineers, San Francisco, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6871193
• Report Number(s): PB-80-149867
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450201* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives-- Containment
BUILDINGS
COLORADO
DAMAGE
DYNAMIC LOADS
EXPLOSIONS
GROUND MOTION
MOTION
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
PLOWSHARE PROJECT
RIO BLANCO EVENT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SEISMIC WAVES
SHOCK WAVES
TOGGLE OPERATION
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
USA