Response of Structures to Detonations in Sand,

Abstract

Tests made at RSFA have shown how the pressure on the wall of a structure from detonations of explosives in sand depends not only on the explosive and its distance to the wall but also on the properties of the wall (e g mass and stiffness). The paper gives data from these tests and a suggested procedure for design of walls in buried structures exposed to detonations effects. The procedure is based on an energy-absorption concept. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001746

Entities

People

  • Bengt E. Vretblad

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Air Force
  • Colorado
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Military Forces (United States)
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • Stiffness
  • United States Air Force Academy

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.