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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/5656| Title: | Effect of explosions on snow structures |
| Authors: | Szostak, Henryk. Benert, Robert. |
| Keywords: | Snow Snow mechanics Snow construction Explosives Arctic regions Cold regions Explosives Explosion effects |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 92. |
| Description: | Technical Report Summary: Tests were made to study the effects on snow structures of surface and above-surface high explosive blasts from 4- and 32-lb. spherical cast TNT charges. A number of small- and full-scale vertical and full-size horizontal arches were constructed in processed snow pads. Arch spans and arch crown thickness were varied to establish a relation between surface overpressure and the ratio of arch span (S) to arch crown thickness (T). Some correlation was found for vertical arches but none between vertical and horizontal arches. The results show that, for the same charge weight and S/T ratio, the horizontal arches can withstand over 100 psi overpressure while small-scale vertical arches fail at 20-psi. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/5656 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| CRREL-Technical-Report-92.pdf | 1.99 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |