DYNAMIC STUDIES OF STRUCTURES BY MEANS OF MODELS

Abstract

Materials and techniques that can be used in model studies of structures under blast-type loads are investigated. These materials are selected on the basis of theoretical considerations, and their usefulness is demonstrated by means of actual model structure tests which are compared to prototype tests. The theory of structural models is reviewed and extended to a very general form, with emphasis on the basic differences in the approach suitable for analysis by means of the mathematical model and the physical model respectively. A description of the general properties of a structure is followed by a dimensional analysis leading to a comparison between model and prototype. The criteria for compatibility between model and prototype mate rials are derived in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0409468

Entities

People

  • Harry G. Harris
  • Peter Jan Pahl
  • Shyam D. Sharma

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Loads
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Creep
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastics
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Tensile Strength

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  • Theoretical Analysis.