Attenuation of Blast Waves Using Foam and Other Materials

Abstract

Noise is a problem everywhere the Army trains or tests with large weapons or helicopters. Noise and hazardous waste have been listed as the major problems facing the Army into the 21st century. Research at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USA-CERL) is aimed at solving the total noise problem for the Army. This report documents several years of fundamental research into methods to quiet explosive noise and materials used to reduce the noise from explosions. This report reproduces journal articles regarding this USA-CERL research in chronological order. Keywords: Noise reduction, Blast noise, Foam, Army research, Reprints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203148

Entities

People

  • Herman Krier
  • Joseph M. Powers
  • Richard Raspet
  • S. K. Griffiths
  • Timothy D. Panczak

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Data Analysis
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations Of State
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Density
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Test Facilities
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.