SUMMARY OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DATA FOR UNDERGROUND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

摘要

Forty-five events conducted by the United States for a variety of program¬matic purposes were selected for inclu¬sion in this summary. Pertinent data were collected for these events, including depth of burst;depth to water table;depth to Paleozoic rock formation;medium of explosion;yield of the event;cavity radius formed by expansion of the rock;chimney height formed above the detonation point;and the purpose of the nuclear detonation. Also prepared were summary tables of the generalized char¬acteristics of a variety of rocks, the quantity of rock vaporized and melted, and the preshot/postshot permeability of rock from four events: Handcar, Hardhat, Pile Driver, and Salmon.