Reflected Overpressure Impulse on a Finite Structure

Abstract

This paper presents the effect of angle of incidence of the shock front on reflected impulse loading on a finite structure. Impulse reflection factors have been developed for angles of incidence from zero to ninety degrees. Reflected impulse on a finite structure is much less than reflected impulse on an infinite plane because of the unloading due to rarefaction waves propagating from the sides of the structure which lowers the reflected overpressure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP004834

Entities

People

  • Charles N. Kingery
  • George A. Coulter

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Blast Waves
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Free Field
  • Height Of Burst
  • Impulse Loading
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Overpressure
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Recording Systems
  • Surface Burst
  • Tape Recorders

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.