Container Development Concepts for Improved Resistance to the Dynamic Environment.
Abstract
The report covers a series of tasks on the continuing problem of container development for improved resistance to service conditions in the transport and handling environment. This environment is characterized by high intensity transient loads that occur with enough frequency to preclude a position that such loads are abnormal. Damage rates experienced by containers in commercial service are indicative of what can be expected -- as a minimum -- with increasing military utilization of containerized freight shipments. The initial task, therefore, takes up service simulation for test and evaluation which includes environmental measurements, test methods, and a recommendation for dynamic testing. In order to plan dynamic testing in detail, a full comprehension of the effects of impact loads is required and an analysis is reported in which beam strips are used as an element of a container panel. The results of the analysis contribute to understanding current performance and selection of test articles for panel development. Finally, a test fixture (essentially a container frame to which demountable test panels can be fixed) is proposed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732491
Entities
People
- Harry G. Schaeffer
- John P. Weis
- Sidney Berger