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Project Pre-Gondola I. Geologic Investigations and Engineering Properties of Craters, (1998)

Abstract
The report presents the results of preshot and postshot geologic and engineering properties investigations performed in conjunction with the Project Pre-Gondola I cratering experiment series. The Pre-Gondola I series consisted of the detonation of four 20-ton HE charges at varying depths of burst in highly over-consolidated Bearpaw clay shale at Fort Peck, Montana. Detailed surface and subsurface postshot investigations were conducted at the Bravo crater. Surface postshot investigations only were conducted at the other crater sites. (Author). Report on Plowshare- Civil, Industrial and Scientific Uses for Nuclear Explosives.

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Contributors ARMY ENGINEER NUCLEAR CRATERING GROUP LIVERMORE CALIF
Repository Defense Technical Information Center OAI-PMH Repository (United States)
Keywords GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY, (*SHALE, CRATERING), (*NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, SHALE), SIMULATION, SITE SELECTION, STRATIGRAPHY, THICKNESS, DRILLING, PARTICLE SIZE, COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES, STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES, POROSITY, RUPTURE, SURFACE BURST, MONTANA, *NUCLEAR EXCAVATION, BRAVO SHOT, PLOWSHARE OPERATION, *PRE-GONDOLA 1 OPERATION, DELTA SHOT
Language eng