Full-Scale Shock Tests - USS Niagara APA87: Part 4 - The Correlation of Measures of Maximum Values of Kinematic Quantities

Abstract

Two classes of instruments are commonly employed for the measurement of kinematic quantities resulting from the shock excitation of mechanical structures. The first class is composed of those instruments (for example, velocity meters) which give the instantaneous time dependence of the motion at the point of attachment. The second class is composed of peak-reading instruments (such as reed gauges and putty accelerometers) capable of giving only, at best, representative values or rough measures of the maximum values of the actual kinematic quantities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 02, 1949
Accession Number
AD1211643

Entities

People

  • Sanford P. Thompson

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Structural Dynamics.