KACHINA Test Series: Dynamic Arch Test Three (DAT-3) Analysis Report.

Abstract

This report documents the posttest efforts for the Dynamic Arch Test 3 (DAT-3). Pretest predictions and structural design details are presented in AFWL-TR-83-56. This test was designed to simulate a one-quarter scale 100-kt nuclear surface burst (airblast and ground shock only) at a range corresponding to MPa. This scales to a 1.56 kt detonation at approximately 44.6 m. The actual test environment achieved was a 1.56 kt simulation with a peak pressure of 14 MPa. The structures tested in this event included two short arches, and one long arch composed of four arch segments. Field opeations, arch construction, simulation analysis, ground shock analysis, and structural response are all discussed. The results of a fiber optics add on experiment are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171212

Entities

People

  • Glenn T. Baird
  • John F. Betz
  • Joseph L. Smith

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bending Moments
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Classification
  • Command Control Communications
  • Construction
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fiber Optics
  • Ground Shock
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Strain Gages
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.