Laboratory Test Facility for Static and Dynamic Loading of Structures and Components,

Abstract

A large-volume test frame designed for standard tension, compression or fatigue loading of massive samples has been modified to allow dynamic loading at rates up to 102/s. Scale model structures or structural materials in an arbitrary simulated environment may be tested in a variety of biaxial containment frames. Flatjacks around the periphery of these frames allow application of independently controlled stresses or stress gradients. Dynamic overpressures between 85 MPa and 400 MPa are readily obtained in specimens ranging from 0.2 to 0.9 m3 in volume. The facility allows for rapid and economic evaluation of structure or structural material response, soil-structure interaction mechanisms, and fundamental response of rocks or soils to dynamic loading. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001757

Entities

People

  • William J. Carter

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Research Facilities
  • Scale Models
  • Soil Structure Interactions
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • United States Air Force Academy

Readers

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