Reflected Overpressure Impulse on a Finite Structure

Abstract

The effect of angle of incidence of the shock front on reflected impulse loading on a finite structure is presented in this report. Impulse reflection factors have been developed for angles of incidence from zero to ninety degrees. Reflected impulse on a finite structure is much less than reflected impulse on an infinite plane because of the unloading due to rarefaction waves propagation from the sides of the structure which lowers the reflected overpressure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA137259

Entities

People

  • C. N. Kingery
  • G. A. Coulter

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Army
  • Blast Waves
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Free Field
  • Height Of Burst
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Recording Systems
  • Shock Waves
  • Surface Burst
  • Tape Recorders

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.