Research Article

Explosive Performance Assessment of Buried Steel Pipeline

Table 8

Specifications of models to investigate the effect of explosive weight.

CaseSoil typeDiameter (cm)Thickness (mm)Pipe pressure (Psi)Depth (m)WTNT (kg)Blast distance (m)

1Clay10014.3250 (=1.732 MPa)2100
2Hard sand10
3Soft sand10
4Clay20
5Hard sand20
6Soft sand20
7Clay30
8Hard sand30
9Soft sand30
10Clay310
11Hard sand10
12Soft sand10
13Clay20
14Hard sand20
15Soft sand20
16Clay30
17Hard sand30
18Soft sand30
19Clay410
20Hard sand10
21Soft sand10
22Clay20
23Hard sand20
24Soft sand20
25Clay30
26Hard sand30
27Soft sand30