Air Shock Loading of Exterior Walls of Shelter Models

Abstract

Experimental results for input shock overpressure of 5 psi are shown for differential loading on the exterior walls of a shelter model with a single front entrance. Further results are shown for a basement shelter model, where it is assumed that the top floor structure is blown away and the blast wave enters the basement from above. Air velocities and dynamic pressures are given for the interior of the model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0729775

Entities

People

  • George A. Coulter

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Basements
  • Blast Waves
  • Cameras
  • Civil Defense
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Overpressure
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Recording Systems
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.