Document Details
Title:
CRATERING EXPERIMENTS A JOINT VENTURE OF THE AEC AND THE COE
Author(s):
UNK, [UNITED STATES ARMY]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1967 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0097699
Document Number(s):
AEC677907
Originating Research Org.:
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
CRATERING EXPERIMENTS...THE AEC AND THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS A RE JOINTLY DEVELOPING EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION ON THE CRATERING AND SEISMIC EFFECTS OF EXPLOSIVES AS A PRELUDE TO THE POSSIBLE USE OF NUCL EAR EXPLOSIVES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PURPOSES. DURING THE 1966 CORPS OF ENGINEERS BEGAN PROJECT YRE-GONDOLA A SERIES OF CHEMICAL HIGH EXPLO SIVES CRATERING EXPERIMENTS IN WEAK WET CLAY SHALE NEAR FORT PACK MONT ANA. SHOWIN IN THE FOREGROUND OF THIS PHOTO IS THE CRATER FROM A SHOT DETONATED BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE FORT PECK RESERVOIR AT THE TOTAL DEP TH OF 15.8 FEET. INDICATED BY THE ARROW IS THE CRATER FROM A SHOT DETO NATED AT A DEPTH OF 23.3 FEET IN SATURATED CLAY SHALE.