Download or read book Peacekeeper Quantity-Distance Verification Program. Part 1. Analytical and Experimental Program for Quantity-Distance Evaluation of Peacekeeper Missiles in Minuteman Silos written by S. F. Mattern and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analytical and experimental program was conducted for the purpose of establishing quantity-distance (Q-D) criteria associated with an explosion of a Peacekeeper missile in an operational Minuteman silo. The experimental program consisted of the detonation of high explosive charges within 1/10- and 1/4-scale models of a Minuteman silo, and a 1000-lb TNT calibration test. Measurements were made of airblast overpressures and fragment dispersion characteristics. The airblast measurements were highly successful with all the pressure channels recording and providing good data. Color-coded structural fragments were evaluated in terms of dimension, weight, number, and location for the purpose of the Q-D analysis. (Author).