ELASTIC STRESS WAVES PRODUCED BY PRESSURE LOADS ON A SPHERICAL SHELL,

Abstract

The memorandum treats the problem of stresses in a spherical elastic shell subjected to a plane pressure wave traveling across it with constant speed, a case of technical interest when considering the effect of blast waves on the structure of a missile in flight. The analysis is subject to the following principal assumptions: (1) The effect of the sphere on the wave is neglected; (2) Momentless thin shell theory is assumed to apply. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 16, 1955
Accession Number
AD0604625

Entities

People

  • J. D. Cole
  • J. H. Huth

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Elastic Shells
  • Lepidoptera
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Shells (Structural Forms)
  • Stress Waves
  • Stresses
  • Structural Components
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Structural Dynamics.