Improved M-11 Copper Crusher Gage

Abstract

Recent testing of the M-11 Copper Crusher gage indicates that it does not meet the NATO standards for precision at the high end of its operating range. The Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL), of the Armament Research and Development Command (ARRADCOM), at the request of the Materiel Testing Directorate (MTD), of the Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM), performed structural integrity analyses using the finite element method for mechanical behavior of solids. A design modification to the gage resulted from the analyses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP000024

Entities

People

  • James M. Bender

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Axisymmetric
  • Computer Programs
  • Crusher Gages
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Gages
  • High Pressure
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physical Properties
  • Pressure Gages
  • Stress Analysis
  • Structural Integrity

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.