A Simple Method for Evaluating Blast Effects on Buildings

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Title
A Simple Method for Evaluating Blast Effects on Buildings
Creator
Halpern, F. R.
Date
1952
Abstract
This report presents a simple method which can be used in the evaluation and design of buildings in terms of their resistance to horizontally applied blast forces, such as those cause by an atomic bomb. A knowledge of advanced mathematics, dynamics, or fluid flow is not necessary for the use of this method and only techniques familiar to structural engineers are employed. The limitations and accuracies of these procedures are discussed and a numerical example is given. The background and explanations of the methods employed are given in two appendices relating to methods for determining blast loadings and to solutions of the equations of motion, respectively.
Date Issued
1952-07
Extent
56
Corporate Author
Armour Research Foundation
PB Number
PB162682
Contract
AF 33(038)9761
AF 33(038)20054
AF 33(038)23270
AF 33(616)163
NTRL Accession Number
PB162682
Distribution Conflict
Yes
Index In
U.S. Government Research Reports, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. S-20
Index Price
$5.60
Distribution Classification
2
DTIC Record Exists
No
Report Availability
Not available via Contrails
Type
report