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