Fundamental Studies of Medium-Structure Interaction. Report 1. Finite Element Analysis of Buried Cylinders.

Abstract

A finite element computer program was adopted and modified to perform static analysis of buried structures. Two separate variable-moduli soil models were used in the code to analyze the response of 6-inch-diameter cylinders having wall thicknesses of 1/8, 1/4, and 3/8 inch when buried to a depth of 9 inches in dry sand and subjected to a static overpressure. The computed results were compared with experimental results obtained from static tests of these cylinders in the Waterways Experiment Station Small Blast Load Generator. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743862

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  • Jesse L. Kirkland
  • Robert E. Walker

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  • Blast Loads
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Diameters
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Generators
  • Mathematics
  • Models
  • Overpressure
  • Soil Models
  • Static Tests
  • Thickness
  • Waterways

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