The shape of the throwout crater from the explosion of a cord charge in a two-layer medium

Abstract

The problem concerning the explosion of a cord charge in the ground, with a hard upper layer, is considered in pulse formulation. A numerical solution is obtained and profiles are given for the throwout craters for several values of thickness of the layer and emplacement depth of the charge, in two limiting cases: when the resistance of the lower ground is negligibly small in comparison with the resistance of the layer and when the resistance of the ground and layer are quite close in magnitude.