Response of Windows to Sonic Booms

Abstract

A method for calculating the response of simply supported windows to sonic booms was developed. The procedure is based on a linear one-degree-of- freedom analysis plus estimates of the importance of nonlinear and multimodal effects. Effects of stress raisers and of movement followed by impact of loose windows are not considered. Significant contributions to the maximum stress in windows subjected to 2 psf sonic booms are made by large deflections (nonlinearities), modes above the fundamental, and the internal pressure built up in the building by the boom. An attempt to estimate statistically the occurrence of window failure under 2 psf booms was frustrated by the lack of precise knowledge of the statistical distribution of glass strength.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0704606

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  • L. Seaman

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  • SRI International

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  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bending Stress
  • Computer Programs
  • Dynamic Response
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Probability
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Static Pressure
  • Statistical Data
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vibration

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