AFCESA Geotechnical Centrifuge

Abstract

The objective of this project was to compile a user's manual for the Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency geotechnical centrifuge. In the process it was also necessary to upgrade the centrifuge to a state-of-the-art geotechnical research facility. To assist research efforts, a manual was required to provide background information to aid in understanding the AFCESA centrifuge, its support equipment, basic scaling laws that pertain to its use, and guidelines for conducting research involving explosives, soil preparation, and data collection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271174

Entities

People

  • C. R. Hollopeter
  • M. R. Purcell

Organizations

  • Applied Research Associates (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Cameras
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Gages
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Gages
  • Recording Systems
  • Scaling Laws
  • Slip Rings

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Research Science/Academic Research