Model Study of Dynamically Loaded Arch Structures

Model Study of Dynamically Loaded Arch Structures
Author: Don R. Denton
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Total Pages: 58
Release: 1966
Genre: Building, Bombproof
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As a part of this program, a series of laboratory model and prototype structures was tested dynamically in the Blast Load Generator facility located at WES to evaluate the use of scale-model tests in predicting the elastic response of a laboratory-size prototype structure to dynamic loads. Presented in this paper are the results of tests of three metal arch structures having diameters of 8, 16, and 24 in., respectively, placed at various depths of burial in dry sand and subjected to ground surface overpressures ranging from 57 to 196 psi.

Similitude Study of Flexible Buried Arches Subjected to Blast Loads

Similitude Study of Flexible Buried Arches Subjected to Blast Loads
Author: Jimmy P. Balsara
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Total Pages: 168
Release: 1968
Genre: Aluminum
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The objective of the study was to investigate and verify model-to-prototype scaling relations for blast loaded buried arches that respond both elastically and inelastically. Four geometrically similar, semicircular aluminum alloy arches with 4-, 8-, 12-, and 36-inch diameters were buried in dense dry sand and subjected to air-blast-induced loads on the surface. The tests were conducted at the Large Blast Load Generator located at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. The results of two series of tests, each consisting of 3 repeated shots, ranging from 70 to 300 psi, are presented. Within the range of parameters investigated, the scaling of the dependent variables were adequately verified. These variables included acceleration, velocity, displacement, thrust, and bending moment. (Author).

Model Study of the Response of Silo-type Structures in Dry Sand Under One-dimensional Plane Wave Loading

Model Study of the Response of Silo-type Structures in Dry Sand Under One-dimensional Plane Wave Loading
Author: Edward Belk Perry
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Total Pages: 398
Release: 1973
Genre: Blast effect
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Froude modeling, where strength and modulus properties and surface overpressure scale as the length scale, is a potential method for determining the structural response of underground protective structures at overpressures in excess of existing laboratory devices provided the strength and modulus properties can be adequately scaled. The results of this study indicated that Froude model tests on silo-type structures in dry sand under one-dimensional plane wave loading could predict the loading response of a prototype constructed using a length scale of three. The primary contribution of this study was to focus attention on the necessity of scaling the unloading soil moduli if Froude modeling is to successfully predict the time-history of a soil-structure system whenever the characteristics of the problem (loading, geometry, etc.) are such that unloading occurs in the soil.

Dynamic Test of a Model Flexible-arch-type Protective Shelter

Dynamic Test of a Model Flexible-arch-type Protective Shelter
Author: Thomas E. Kennedy
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Total Pages: 124
Release: 1967
Genre: Blast effect
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The general objective of the pilot test reported herein was to determine the response of a small-scale, buried, flexible-arch troop shelter to a simulated nuclear blast overpressure. To accomplish this, a model structure was constructed using a scaling ratio of 1 to 4.5. The model structure was buried in dense, dry sand with depth of cover equal to one-quarter the diameter of the arch. The test was conducted in the Waterways Experiment Station Large Blast Load Generator at an overpressure of about 85 psi. Strain, acceleration, and deflection were measured at various points on the structure along with pressure in the free field and overpressure at the soil surface. The only serious damage observed was a shear failure of the bolt connections between the bulkhead columns and the end trusses. The results of this study will be used to plan further tests of the structure.