Blast Capacity Evaluation of Belowground Structures.

Abstract

A series of ten explosion tests performed to evaluate the capacity of belowground reinforced concrete structures (with open roofs) to resist the effects of internal explosions. Test results indicated that a full-scale belowground structure having the shape and three times the dimensions of the cells tested will have a capacity to resist a maximum of 2,700 to 3,600 kg (6,000 to 8,000 lbs) of H. E. Further testing is needed to establish quantitative means for determining the capacities of these structures. Also, additional structural configurations should be developed for use with large quantities of explosives. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040137

Entities

People

  • Albert Ammar
  • Norval Dobbs
  • Paul Price
  • Ram Arya
  • Samuel Weissman

Organizations

  • Ammann & Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Cameras
  • Construction
  • Earth Fills
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Metric System
  • Motion Picture Cameras
  • Photographs
  • Plastic Explosives

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.