PIVUL - A Computer Code for Rapid Assessment of the Vulnerability of Simple Structures to Blast.

Abstract

This report presents the methodology which led to the development of a vulnerability code, PIVUL, for utilization in rapid damage assessment of simple structural elements subjected to nuclear blast environment. The basic concept of blast damage assessment employed in the report is the pressure-impulse approach. Light, moderate, and heavy damage are considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085715

Entities

People

  • Kenneth R. Wetmore
  • Norman P. Hobbs

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computers
  • Damage Assessment
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Dynamic Response
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Geometry
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Photonic Metamaterials
  • Research Facilities
  • Security

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.