Physical Modeling Techniques for Missile and Other Protective Structures

Abstract

Contents: The Use of Physical Models in Development of the MX protective Shelter; Testing of Reduced-Scale Concrete MX-Shelters - Specimen Construction; Testing of Reduced-Scale Concrete MX-Shelters - Experimental Program; Testing of Reduced-Scale Concrete MX-Shelters - Instrumentation and Load Control; Blast and Shock Field Test Management; A Comparison of Nuclear Simulation Techniques on Generic MX Structures; Instrumentation for Protective Structures Testing; Finite Element Dynamic Analysis of the DCT-2 Model E; MX basing Development Derived from H.E. Testing; 1/5 Size VHS Series Blast and Shock Simulations; Small-Scale Tests of MX Vertical Shelter Structures; Laboratory Investigation of Expansion, Venting, and Shock Attenuation in the MX Trench; Dynamic Cylinder Test Program; Protective Vertical Shelters; and Determination of Soil Properties Through Ground Motion Analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130314

Entities

People

  • Christopher D. Sutton
  • T. Krauthammer

Organizations

  • American Society of Civil Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Loads
  • Cameras
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.