Stress Analysis of the M735 Proximity Fuze

Abstract

Structural analysis of the M735 fuze was performed for the gun-firing interior ballistics environment. Because of the complexity of many of the fuze parts, the NASTRAN finite-element computer program was used extensively. Maximum stress and deflection levels were computed and resulting structural safety factors were deterined. Several highly stressed parts were instrumented with strain gages and statically tested for correlation with the analytical predictions. The analyses and tests indicated that a structurally efficient fuze design has been achieve

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119273

Entities

People

  • John M. Miller
  • Steven A. Boring

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Acceleration
  • Artillery
  • Assembly
  • Bending Stress
  • Deflection
  • Fiberglass
  • Gages
  • Materials
  • Power Supplies
  • Proximity Fuzes
  • Safety
  • Safety Factor
  • Strain Gages
  • Stress Analysis
  • Stress Tests
  • Structural Analysis
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • ballistics.