Dynamic Response of Reinforced Soil Systems. Phase 2.

Abstract

Thirty-One 1:30 scale model reinforced soil wall structures were subjected to the dynamic effects of a detonation buried in the backfill behind each wall. The tests were conducted on the Wright Laboratory Geotechnical Centrifuge. The objective of the test was twofold: (i) to quantify the limits of random variation of test results obtained with the geotechnical centrifuge and, (ii) to investigate the effect of individual reinforced soil wall system components on overall wall system response to the blast loading. Each model was instrumented to record free field and wall panel pressures and acceleration data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA288740

Entities

People

  • Kara L. Olen
  • Kenneth W. Cargill
  • Michael R. Purcell
  • Richard J. Fragaszy

Organizations

  • Geosyntec Consultants (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Blast
  • Construction
  • Data Acquisition
  • Dynamic Response
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Free Field
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Tensile Strength

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.