SZ/OEMU/30/1/7-8 - Earth movement due to German 250 kg. bombs exploded below ground in chalk soil, 2/42

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/30/1/7-8

Level of description

Item

Title

Earth movement due to German 250 kg. bombs exploded below ground in chalk soil, 2/42

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

2 leaves

Corporate name

Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security.

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

R.C. 313

"The resulting maximum and permanent earth displacements and the accelerations at distances ranging from 30 to 500 ft. from the bombs were recorded.

"The dimensions of the craters produced by the explosions were smaller than those calculated from empirical data given in A.R.P. Handbook No.5."

The extent of earth movements and accelerations are given. Tables and graphs are included.

Report to the Ministry of Home Security.

Two copies.

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/30/1/7-8 - Earth movement due to German 250 kg. bombs exploded below ground in chalk soil, 2/42

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