Creation of a Data Base on Energetic Materials

Abstract

A survey of over 1,900 energetic materials specialists in both government and industry was conducted to determine the feasibility of establishing an energetic materials data base. The results indicated that most users want a user-friendly system that incorporates on-line help and software menus, as well as a sophisticated query language to handle complex searches. A substantial list of material properties and characteristics was obtained from the survey as well. Based on these requirements, an extensive software selection study was conducted to find the best candidate Data Base Management System (DBMS) for the Energetic Materials Data Base (EMDB). Only relational type DBMS's were considered because of the need for a highly flexible data base structure. Forty packages were evaluated based on fixed criteria which

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183456

Entities

People

  • Bruce K. Tiller
  • Charles Ribaudo
  • Phil M. Johnson
  • Rodney S. Myers

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Closed Bomb Tests
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Ignition
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Systems Analysis and Design