EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE DEBRIS FORMATION FROM CORRUGATED STEEL AND BRICK WALLS

Four corrugated steel industrial-type wall panels were tested in the URS Shock Tunnel Facility to obtain information regarding debris formation and distribution. Two of the panels, tested at an incident overpressure of about 0. 5 psi were deformed, but remained in place. The other two were torn loose and transported approximately 35 ft at about 2 psi. The tests showed that there would be a considerable amount of damage to controls and wiring on industrial machinery at incident overpressures of 2.0 psi. Debris data crack patterns and fragment sizes and weights from previous tests of brick wall panels performed for Work Unit 1123D indicate that missiles from brick wall panels can cause severe damage.