Nuclear Geoplosics; A Sourcebook of Underground Phenomena and Effects of Nuclear Explosions: Part Two--Mechanical Properties of Earth Materials DASA-1285 (II)

Published by Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA, 1964

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xxiii, [3], 155, [7] pages. This is Part II of a five part sourcebook. PART II ONLY. This document was not approved when issued for open publication or distribution to the Office of Technical Services, Department of Commerce. This report was prepared for the defense Atomic Support Agency and copies of this report was only available to qualified requestors. Illustrated front cover. Notations. Agencies and Abbreviations. Tables. Figures. Footnotes/references. The Soils Section was by R. V. Whitman and the Rocks Section by G. B. Clark. Label of previous owner at top left of title page. Part I of this volume is on soils and Part II is on rocks. Among the topics in the Contents are: Mechanical Behavior of Earth Materials, Tests to Determine Mechanical Properties, Triaxial Test, Compression Test, Wave Propagation Tests, Shear Stresses, Constant Lateral Stress, Torsional Tests, Saturated Soils, Cohesive Soils,Shear Failure, Ground Motion Predictions, Geologic Considerations, Mechanical Properties of Rocks,Volumetric Properties, Elastic Properties, Strength of Rock, Stratification, Velocity of Longitudinal (Compression ) Waves, and Test Methods. Contains Appendix IIA and IIB, Distribution list. The five parts are: pt. 1. Theory of directly-induced ground motion / by J. Naar; pt. 2. Mechanical properties of earth materials/ by R.V. Whitman, G.B. Clark; pt. 3. Test sites and instrumentation / by P.L. Flanders; pt. 4. Empirical analysis of ground motion and cratering / by F.M. Sauer, G.B. Clark, D.C. Anderson; and pt. 5. Effects on underground structures and equipment / by J.L. Merritt and N.M. Newark. Key words in the DD Form 1473 are: Nuclear Explosions, Ground Shock, Ground Motion, Protective Structures, Dynamic Properties of Soil and Rock, Nuclear Test Data, Nuclear Test Sites, and Dynamic Instrumentation. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.…

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Title
Nuclear Geoplosics; A Sourcebook of Underground Phenomena and Effects of Nuclear Explosions: Part Two--Mechanical Properties of Earth Materials DASA-1285 (II)
Author
Sauer, Fred M. (Editor-in-Chief)
Publisher
Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA
Publication year
1964
Condition
Good
Binding
Wraps
Edition
1st Edition
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