SZ/OEMU/27/1/30 - Measurements of the blast pressure from a 33 1/3 lb charge of polar ammon gelignite, fired at Stewartby on 30th May 1941, June 1941

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/27/1/30

Level of description

Item

Title

Measurements of the blast pressure from a 33 1/3 lb charge of polar ammon gelignite, fired at Stewartby on 30th May 1941, June 1941

Date/s

1941

Quantity & Format

1 leaf

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

R.C. 224

ARP/225/HS

Details measurements taken in front of a window and in the open, both 100 feet from an explosion. The maximum pressure in front of the window proved to be double that in the open, but the duration of pressure in front of the window was less than in the open.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/27 - [OEMU. CDRC - Blast papers]
    - SZ/OEMU/27/1 - [OEMU. CDRC - Blast papers. File One]
      - SZ/OEMU/27/1/30 - Measurements of the blast pressure from a 33 1/3 lb charge of polar ammon gelignite, fired at Stewartby on 30th May 1941, June 1941

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