Discrete blasts in granular material yield two-stage process of cavitation and granular fountaining

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 422-428

  Andrews, Robin G ^a   White, James D L ^a   Dürig, Tobi ^b   Zimanowski, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

analog experiments; cavitation; discrete eruptions; dynamic segregation; granular fountains; subterranean explosions

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; DEBRIS; EXPERIMENTS; FOUNTAINS; GRANULAR MATERIALS;

DETONATION EXPERIMENT; DISCRETE ERUPTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; INITIAL PRESSURE; NUCLEAR TESTING; OVER-PRESSURES; POWER LAW DECAY; TWO-STAGE PROCESS;

EXPLOSIVES;

ANALOG MODEL; CAVITATION; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DIATREME; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; OPEN SPACE; OVERPRESSURE; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84893178352     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058526     Document Type: Article

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