Centrifugal Scaling Laws for Ground Launch Cruise Missile Shelter

Abstract

This report summarizes the feasibility of, and scaling relationships for, centrifugal modelling of the GLCM shelter. Similitude between model and prototype is deemed possible if constitutively similar reinforced concrete and soil are used in the model. However, currently available US centrifuges limit GLCM shelter model scales to 1/150 to 1/300, which causes difficulties in model construction with microconcrete and miniaturized reinforcement. Therefore, centrifugal modelling of GLCM components, coupled with computer analyses, is recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA141572

Entities

People

  • Dale M. Bradley
  • F. C. Townsend
  • F. E. Fagundo
  • J. L. Davidson

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Particle Size
  • Research Facilities
  • Scaling Laws
  • Standards
  • Strain Gages
  • United States

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.