Shock Analysis of Tubular Viscoplastic Beams.

Abstract

An analytical method is outlined, and a related computer program Viscoplastic Beam Analysis (VPBA) is discussed, for prediction of response of a viscoplastic cantilever beam to ground shock. Some beams, which could be built using standard piping, are designed and analyzed using inputs typical of those on the floating shock barge. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA053185

Entities

People

  • Stanley G. Gatchel
  • V. H. Neubert

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cantilever Beams
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Response
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Experimental Data
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Strain Hardening

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).