Sandia National Laboratories
WAGtech Program
Earth Penetration
Geologic Characterization of Underground Facilities
Supporting the Intelligence Community
Component Material Characterization
Explosive Interactions with Geomaterials and Civil Structures
Weapons Effects on Underground Structures

WAGtech -

Weapons Effects on
Underground Structures


What We Do -
  • Map-to-Mesh 3D model building
  • FEM/DEM modeling
  • Large-scale field testing - code validation
  • Bomb damage assessment methods


underground cutaway
Modeling/Simulation of Facility Damage		 hillside explosion
Closing Caves in Afghanistan		 man by mine
Scaled Tunnel Validation Test
underground model
3-D Geologic Modeling of Underground Facility		 black tunnels

Modeling of Tunnel Damage

 pressure time slice
Seismic Characterization of Facility Sites
 Penetration Simulaton Earth/Concrete
Penetration Simulation


Contact
WAGtech Program
Larry Costin, Mgr.
(lscosti@sandia.gov)
(505)844-3367


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