STATIC LOAD TESTS ON THE AMMI PONTOON.

Abstract

This report contains information from the engineering tests made on the 90 x 28 x 5-foot Ammi Pontoon. Static loads imposed on the orthotropic rib structural members included simulated wheel and military tank loads. Electrical resistance strain gages mounted on selected members were used to measure resulting strains in the structure. Each test represented a single wheel or a single tank track at a specific location on the pontoon deck. By means of superposition of measured stresses, those stresses which would have resulted from dual loads were derived. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0835205

Entities

People

  • B. R. Karth

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electrical Resistance
  • Engineering
  • Gages
  • Resistance
  • Static Loads
  • Strain Gages

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).