EXPLOSION TESTS UNDER THICK POLAR ICE
Several small charges of high explosive were fired under old polar ice in the Arctic Ocean to study their effects on ice. At the test site the ice varied from 8 ft to about 16 ft in thickness, and was characterized by low salinity, relatively warm temperature, and moderately high tensile strength. I...
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ftdtic:AD0327953 2023-05-15T15:00:24+02:00 EXPLOSION TESTS UNDER THICK POLAR ICE LESLIE, DONALD M. NELSON, CARL A. NAVAL ORDNANCE LAB WHITE OAK MD 1961-11-01 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0327953 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0327953 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0327953 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Underwater Ordnance Explosions *EXPLOSIVES *ICE *UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS POLAR REGIONS ALUMINUM RDX DESTRUCTORS TNT SUBMARINES SAFETY PENETRATION TEST METHODS Text 1961 ftdtic 2016-02-22T10:11:59Z Several small charges of high explosive were fired under old polar ice in the Arctic Ocean to study their effects on ice. At the test site the ice varied from 8 ft to about 16 ft in thickness, and was characterized by low salinity, relatively warm temperature, and moderately high tensile strength. It was concluded that a 35-lb charge of HBX-3 exploded at optimum standoff distance beneath this type of ice will pulverize an area at least 40 ft in diam, and will crack the ice extensively in an area about 90 ft in diam. Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Underwater Ordnance Explosions *EXPLOSIVES *ICE *UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS POLAR REGIONS ALUMINUM RDX DESTRUCTORS TNT SUBMARINES SAFETY PENETRATION TEST METHODS LESLIE, DONALD M. NELSON, CARL A. EXPLOSION TESTS UNDER THICK POLAR ICE |
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Several small charges of high explosive were fired under old polar ice in the Arctic Ocean to study their effects on ice. At the test site the ice varied from 8 ft to about 16 ft in thickness, and was characterized by low salinity, relatively warm temperature, and moderately high tensile strength. It was concluded that a 35-lb charge of HBX-3 exploded at optimum standoff distance beneath this type of ice will pulverize an area at least 40 ft in diam, and will crack the ice extensively in an area about 90 ft in diam. |
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LESLIE, DONALD M. NELSON, CARL A. |
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EXPLOSION TESTS UNDER THICK POLAR ICE |
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EXPLOSION TESTS UNDER THICK POLAR ICE |
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EXPLOSION TESTS UNDER THICK POLAR ICE |
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EXPLOSION TESTS UNDER THICK POLAR ICE |
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EXPLOSION TESTS UNDER THICK POLAR ICE |
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explosion tests under thick polar ice |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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