EFFECT OF POSITIVE PHASE LENGTH OF BLAST ON DRAG AND SEMIDRAG INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, PART I,

Abstract

The objectives of this project were two fold. First, it was intended to obtain experimental evidence in support of the theoretical concept that the peak intensity of overpressure necessary to produce a given deflection of a drag or semidrag structure decreases as the duration of the positive phase of the blast wave increases. The second objective was the evaluation of present methods of predicting the response of drag and semidrag structures under relatively low intensity blast pressures and the utilization of the results of this project to refine and improve these methods.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1958
Accession Number
AD0617174

Entities

People

  • F. Matsuda
  • G. K. Sinnamon
  • J. D. Haltiwanger
  • N. M. Newmark

Organizations

  • Air Force Special Weapons Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Cooperation
  • Deflection
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Illinois
  • Intensity
  • Overpressure
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design