Blasting and Blast Effects in Cold Regions. Part 1. Air Blast

Contents: Ideal blast waves in free air; The shock equations for air blast; Scaling procedures for comparison of explosions; Reflection and refraction of airblast; Effect of charge height, or height of burst; Attenuation of air blast and variation of shock front properties; Air blast from nuclear ex...

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Main Author: Mellor, Malcolm
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:
AIR
Ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA166315
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Summary:Contents: Ideal blast waves in free air; The shock equations for air blast; Scaling procedures for comparison of explosions; Reflection and refraction of airblast; Effect of charge height, or height of burst; Attenuation of air blast and variation of shock front properties; Air blast from nuclear explosions; Air blast from underground explosions; Air blast from underwater explosions; Air blast damage criteria; Effects of ambient pressure and temperature; Explosions in vacuum or in space; Air blast attenuation over snow surfaces; Shock reflection from snow surfaces; Shock velocity over snow; Variation of shock pressure with charge height over snow; Release of avalanches by air blast. Keyword: Graphs.