Design of Underground Shelters Including Soil-Structure Interaction Effects,

Abstract

Soil-structure interaction significantly affects the loads acting on buried shelters subjected to nearby explosions. Recent research has improved our understanding of this complex phenomenon and led to a new design method for buried shelters. This method recognizes the coupling between dynamic response of a buried structure and the loading exerted on it by the neighboring soil. It is simple to use, inexpensive and sufficiently accurate for most underground shelter designs. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001738

Entities

People

  • Felix S. Wong
  • Paul Weidlinger

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Colorado
  • Couplings
  • Dynamic Response
  • Explosions
  • Munitions
  • Soil Structure Interactions
  • United States Air Force Academy

Readers

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