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

• Main Author: Mellor, Malcolm
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1985
• Subjects: Meteorology; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Explosions; *BLAST WAVES; *COLD REGIONS; *EXPLOSION EFFECTS; VELOCITY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; DAMAGE; AIR; COMPARISON; GRAPHS; AIRBORNE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; VACUUM; AIRBURST; UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS; REFLECTION; VARIATIONS; SURFACES; AVALANCHES; SHOCK; SCALING FACTOR; PRESSURE; ATTENUATION; REFRACTION; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; EQUATIONS; UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS; BLAST; HEIGHT OF BURST; *Air blast; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA166315; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA166315

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.