Numerical Prediction of Interior and Structural Response of Buildings to Sonic Boom Overflights.

Abstract

The report describes a procedure for predicting the structural and acoustic response of full scale architectural structures to sonic booms using laboratory techniques. It is shown that the essential acoustic properties of a full scale structure located in Istres, France could be accurately simulated on a small scale (1:20) model located at N.Y.U. and that this model could be used to determine acoustic impulse response functions of various rooms under varying window and door configurations and under varying supersonic flight Mach numbers. The calculated impulse response functions were used in conjunction with measured sonic boom signatures from Mirage III overflights at speeds of Mach 1 and Mach 2 to calculate building responses. These responses were then compared with measured building responses. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751935

Entities

People

  • Lee Arnold
  • Simon Slutsky

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Dynamic Response
  • Flight
  • Mach Number
  • Motion
  • Overflight
  • Physical Properties
  • Sonic Boom
  • Structural Response
  • Supersonic Flight

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow