EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF REPEATED BLAST LOADINGS ON STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
Abstract
An experimental study of the behavior of various structural elements subjected to repeated dynamic loadings is reported. The purpose of the inves igation was to provide experimental evidence leading to a fuller understanding of the behavior of building structures which are exposed more than once to the blast waves of a nuclear explosion. The specimens tested include pinned and fixed-base rigid frames and portal-frame knee connections. All loadings, both static and dynamic, were applied by the atomic blast simulator at the U. S. Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory. The test results are presented and a comparison is made with analytical calculations based on a simple structural theory. It was concluded from this comparison that the elementary theoretical procedures employed are adequate when applied to damage assessment studies. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0284912
Entities
People
- L.b. Mccammon
- R.t. Eppink
Organizations
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space