Response of Arching Walls and Debris from Interior Walls Caused by Blast Loading

Abstract

The objectives of the study were to derive information on the response of building walls to blast loading from large nuclear weapons that can be used to improve estimates of building damage and casualties. To this end, simulated tests were conducted in the URS Shock Tunnel at Fort Cronkhite, California, under the sponsorship of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014957

Entities

People

  • Bernard Gabrielsen
  • C. Wilton
  • K. Kaplan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cantilever Beams
  • Compressive Strength
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Motion Pictures
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Static Tests
  • Tensile Strength
  • Thick Walls

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.