SHOCK TUBE TESTS OF MODEL COMMUNAL SHELTERS

Abstract

Shock tube tests on a 1/24 scale model air raid shelter are described giving the pressure-time history of several areas in the seating chamber as the shelter model is subjected to a long duration shock wave. Some minor changes in the construction of the shelter entrance-way are suggested which effect significant reduction in pressures in the seating chamber.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1954
Accession Number
AD0034781

Entities

People

  • William J. Taylor

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Blast Waves
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Engineering
  • Energy
  • Explosions
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Physics
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Prototypes
  • Reflection
  • Research Facilities
  • Scale Models
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.