Structural Response to Simulated Nuclear Overpressure (STRESNO): A Test Program Establishing a Data Base for Evaluating Present and Future Analytical Techniques Volume II. Program Data.

Abstract

This document reports on the following: (1) Experimental determination of the ability of 17 basic structural elements to withstand simulated nuclear overpressure loads (utilizing Sandia Corporation's THUNDERPIPE Shock Tube) and uniform static pressure loads; (2) Analytical determination of the ability of these structural elements to withstand nuclear overpressure loads and uniform static pressure loads (utilizing the NOVA-2 computer program developed by Kaman AviDyne for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Finite element techniques and classical strength analysis techniques); (3) Identification and evaluation of differences between test results and analysis results; (4) Identification of suggested changes to NOVA-2 to upgrade its capabilities; (5) Analytical determination of the sensitivity of structural response to selected structural properties; and (6) Application of study results to future nuclear hardness assessments. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA052029

Entities

People

  • Roger P. Syring
  • W. Dale Pierson

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Conductive Polymers
  • Elastic Properties
  • History
  • Internal Pressure
  • Materials
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shear Modulus
  • Shock Tests
  • Static Pressure
  • Static Tests
  • Structural Response
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.