Dynamically Loaded Circular Composite Slabs Phase II: Project Hercules.
Abstract
Seven circular composite slabs were tested simultaneously in a test facility designed to simulate the air pressure and airblast-induced ground motions of a nuclear blast. The slabs were designed to give information about the load-carrying capacity of a possible missile launch facility closure concept based on a thick concrete slab confined by a steel ring at the periphery and a steel plate on the bottom. Five of the slabs had a clear-span diameter of 36 inches and two had a clear-span diameter of 18 inches. The thickness-to-clear-span ratios varied from 3.6 to 1.8. Instrumentation was provided to measure (1) strains in the concrete, the bottom plates, and the confining rings; (2) accelerations and displacements at the centerlines of the slabs; and (3) velocities of the foundations of the slabs. Only one slab showed signs of impending failure with crack patterns indicating the development of a punching shear failure. Although some instrumentation records yield reasonable data, most of the records were inconsistent and difficult to interpret. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0848917
Entities
People
- James G. Carellas
- Laddie Mills
Organizations
- University of New Mexico