THE BLAST ENVIRONMENT: METHODOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION TECHNIQUES WITH APPLICATIONS TO NEW FACILITIES.

Abstract

The report reviews and summarizes the blast characteristics usually considered in engineering studies in terms of blast aerodynamic forces and the commonly accepted scaling laws. The similarity and points of difference between blast and earthquake forces are discussed. The equations of structural dynamics, vibration characteristics, and basic types of available instruments are examined as a part of a unified dynamic system consisting of the test structure, pickup devices, and recording methods. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0622980

Entities

People

  • E. A. Zeitlin

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Dynamics
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Earthquakes
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Scaling Laws
  • Vibration
  • Vibrometers

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.