Elastic-Plastic Response Charts for Nuclear Overpressures

Abstract

The single-degree-of-freedom equation of motion for an elastic- plastic system with forcing functions that are representative of nuclear weapon simulations is nondimensionalized and solved. Numerical solutions are calculated by the Newmark Beta method, and response charts incorporating nondimensionalized structural and loading parameters for the Speicher-Brode nuclear pressure history description are provided. A computer code is presented for solving the elastic-plastic problem for Speicher-Brode overpressure as well as triangular- shaped overpressures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144111

Entities

People

  • L. K. Guice
  • S. A. Kiger

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Civil Engineering
  • Department Of Defense
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Height Of Burst
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Resistance
  • Surface Burst
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Structural Dynamics.