Accession Number:

AD0917003

Title:

Measurement of Blast Waves Inside a Model Shelter.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. May-Oct 73,

Corporate Author:

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TX

Personal Author(s):

• Esparza, Edward D.

Report Date:

1973-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

90.0

Abstract:

This test program was conducted to measure the air blast loads imparted internally to a one-tenth scale, rigid-body, replica model of a foreign aircraft shelter. Three different size scaled explosive charges were detonated at various locations inside the shelter. Eight channels of transient pressure measurements were recorded in each of 52 experiments. Peak pressures, times of arrival, and time durations were obtained from the pressure-time records. All the data are presented along with observations and conclusions drawn from the generated data. Author

Descriptors:

• *BLAST
• SHELTERS
• MODEL TESTS
• DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
• HANGARS
• FOREIGN
• INTERNAL
• RIGIDITY
• LOADS(FORCES)
• OVERPRESSURE
• TRANSIENTS
• PEAK VALUES
• ARRIVAL
• TIME
• SCALING FACTOR
• AIRBURST
• SHOCK WAVES
• HIGH EXPLOSIVES
• EXPLOSIVE CHARGES
• SPECIFIC IMPULSE
• MEASUREMENT
• TEST METHODS
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• DATA REDUCTION

Subject Categories:

• Terminal Flight Facilities
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
• Explosions

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE