Glass Fragment Hazard from Windows Broken by Airblast

Abstract

This report presents shatter overpressures as a function of window size and orientation. Average values for fragment velocity, mass, and spatial density are given in relation to blast overpressure. The velocities of fragments for 50-percent probability of skin and body-wall penetration in addition to skull fracture are presented as functions of fragment mass. The protection afforded by clothing is indicated. The number of wounds and their severity is predicted as a function of either fragment velocity or blast overpressure for people behind windows in structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 1980
Accession Number
ADA105824

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Richmond
  • E. Royce Fletcher
  • John T. Yelverton

Organizations

  • Lovelace Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Factor Analysis
  • Glass
  • Leading Edges
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Polystyrenes
  • Regression Analysis
  • Shock Tubes
  • Silica Glass
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.