Download or read book Preshot Geologic Investigations, Project SULKY, Buckboard Mesa, Nevada Test Site written by Robert Charles Nugent and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive geologic and engineering investigation was undertaken at the site on Buckboard Mesa selected for the SULKY event, a planned nuclear cratering experiment to be conducted in dry basalt. Foundation conditions were determined by six borings: one centrally located, 6-inch-diameter boring to a depth of 80 feet and five NX-size holes ranging in depth from 59 to 212 feet. (Author).