TABLE A.2 - TNT Crater Measurements in Dry Sand, Dry Clay,
‘and Wet Clay*
Underground Explosion Test Program
Site: Dugway Proving Grounds
Soil
|Round
Charge
Weight
wae
mh
(ibTHT)|
Sand)| 102
LO}
105 |
320
320
320
106.) | 320
107 J,;; 320
108 |: 2,560
109 ‘|: :2,560
120
320
111
112
2,560
14
Dry
Clay
0.0
0.0
3.5
Q.51|. 12
1.75
2.04}
2.45
7.0
(A)
1.02/
14.0
21.0
2.6
7.0
3.5
2.5
7.0
2:5
1.25)
8.75
1.26|
301
302
303
304
305
306
320
320
320
320
320
320
[*33.5
0.0
1.3
3-5
7.0
14.0
[+0051],
730.00]
“}.\0.19]
\}'70.51}
¥.02/
2,04)
2,560
2,500
320
8}
2.6
7.0
3.5
2.0
308
309
320
311
312
320
320
2,56
17.5
21.0
(tt)
7.68|
15.5
16.75
3.07; 13.5
0.19 19
0.51] 24.75/
0.51] 13
1.25!
6
0.51{ 30
40,000
116
0.51/
7.0
6
20
fal.5
|X
(34
1.46
1.57
1.6
2
12.75[1.86
4.5: 42.25
64 if 1.87
9
1.87
2,560
7.0
0.51]
23
38
320,000
35.0
0.51
120
320}
2.5
320
8]
2.5
2.5
319
«2
403
Lok
405
2,560
2,560
7.0
5.0
0.51]
1.46
;:}-31.90
317
0.51]
2.7
26
0.51)
1.25)
0.51;
23
1.68
1-7!
0.95
4.5
0.66
1.24
0.51
0.72
0.62
1.10
2
0.88
365
1.75
9
1.32
23
0.67
1
4
5.5
6
7
1
0.15
0.58
0.80
0.88
1.02
0.15
12
15.5
1
2.5
0.88
1.13
1.02
1.25
1
15
S
3
he
6
15.5
60
0.15
1.09
1.17
1.5
1.23
1.25
1.13
0.88
1.
0.98
‘+-20 ©
1.46
18.75)
2.74%
0.36]
1.251
17.5
6
2.56
3
41.75)
6.5
(Ar)
[218.5
0.36|
0.36}
0.37
3.5
9.75
8.5
7.5
4
12
Osi9|
0.51
0.51}
1.0
0.51{
2.5
1.97
1.39
1.82
1.9
3
2.2
0.37
1.06
1.3
1.5
1.72
2.2
10
Depth
(ft)
8.5
2.5
7.25}
9
10.5
11.75,
15
3207)
Crater
2.26
3
18.5
3.5
2.5
17.5
2.45
1.12
2.19
320
8|
40,000
no
(2)
75
313
314
315
316
Radius*#/
Depth
(ft)
115
307
Clay|
S|}
Crater
Charge
3-05
12.75 |. 0.93
11.5: ]) 1.6
Eel? 2.05
® Obtained from Appendix G, Underground Explosion Test Program,Final
1952.
Report, Volume I, Soil Engineering Research Associates, August 30,
** All crater radii are measured at original ground level.
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