The Seismo-Acoustic Disturbance Produced by a Titan III-D with Application to the Space Transportation System Launch Environment at Vandenberg AFB

Abstract

A vibro-acoustic study of a Titan III-D rocket launch was conducted at Vandenberg AFB for the purpose of predicting the seismic and acoustic fields for future Space Transportation System launches. The resulting vibro-acoustic forecasts are configured to permit vibration estimates within critical STS ground facilities. It was determined that rocket-induced ground motion is dominated by the complex branch of the air-coupled wave, and that the surface pressure travels as a nondispersive, spacially coherent acoustic load over the distances and frequencies of concern.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 1980
Accession Number
ADA100209

Entities

People

  • Eugene B. Hartnett
  • Francis A. Crowley
  • Henry A. Ossing

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Ambient Noise
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Ground Level
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Phase Velocity
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Space Transportation
  • Standards
  • Stationary Processes
  • Stations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space