SZ/OEMU/27 - [OEMU. CDRC - Blast papers]
Reference code
SZ/OEMU/27
Level of description
Sub series
Title
[OEMU. CDRC - Blast papers]
Date/s
1940-1945
Quantity & Format
2 files Mixed
Subject
Civil Defence Research Committee
Explosions
Road Research Laboratory
Explosions
Road Research Laboratory
Scope and content
Contains two files of complex and detailed reports prepared by RRL or CDRC staff on issues relating to explosions, particularly blast pressure and shock waves. The tests on which the reports are based involved the use of various types of explosives with different sizes of charge used in the open and in confined spaces.