Definition of the term 'plastic zone ' per official documentation of the United States Department of Defense.
plastic zone
(*) The region beyond the rupture zone associated with crater formation resulting from an explosion in which there is no visible rupture, but in which the soil is permanently deformed and compressed to a high density. See also rupture zone. (US DoD)
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