SZ/OEMU/30/1/1 - Earth movement due to German 250, 500, and 1,000 kg. G.P. bombs exploded below ground, 8/41

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/30/1/1

Level of description

Item

Title

Earth movement due to German 250, 500, and 1,000 kg. G.P. bombs exploded below ground, 8/41

Date/s

1941

Quantity & Format

7 leaves

Corporate name

Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security.

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

ARP/251/HJHS

R.C. 259

German bombs were exploded below ground level in clay soil. The resulting movement and permanent earth displacements and accelerations at various distances from the three bombs were recorded.

Curves and tables are given showing the maximum and permanent earth movements (horizontal and vertical) at various distances from the bombs, as well as velocity time and displacement time curves for points on the surface of the ground at various distances from the bombs.

Report to the Ministry of Home Security.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/30 - [OEMU. CDRC - Craters and ground shock wave]
    - SZ/OEMU/30/1 - [OEMU. CDRC - Craters and ground shock wave, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/30/1/1 - Earth movement due to German 250, 500, and 1,000 kg. G.P. bombs exploded below ground, 8/41

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