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Pressure measurement and blast simulation
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Proving Ground, Proc. 9th Int. Symp. on Military Applications of Blast
Simulation, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, UK, September.
6.28 Bergman, S.G.A. (1967) The RSFA underground shock tube facility for testing
fortification equipment, Proc. Conf. on Military Applications of Blast Simulators,
Defence Research Establishment Suffield, Canada, Vol. 1.
6.29 Bryntse, A. (1985) Detonating fuse in the FortF shock tube III to obtain air
shock waves with low amplitude and long duration, Proc. 9th Int. Symp. on
Military Applications of Blast Simulation, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, UK,
September.
6.30 James, D.J. (1965) An Investigation of the Pressure Wave Propagated from the
Open End of a 30×18 in Shock Tube, AWRE Report No 0–60/65, AWRE
Aldermaston, UK, September.
6.31 Cadet, A. (1983) Investigation of the pressure wave and noise measurements
outside the Large Blast Simulator, Centre d’Etudes de Gramat, France, Proc.
8th Int. Symp. on Military Applications of Blast Simulation, Spiez, Switzerland,
June.
6.32 Reed, J.W. (1980) Project PROPA-GATOR—Intermediate range explosion
airblast propagation measurements, 19th Explosives Safety Seminar, Vol. II,
DOD Explosives Safety Board, Washington, DC, USA, September.
6.33 Haasz, A.A., Gottlieb, J.J. and Reid, L.D. (1985) Air-curtain system for blast
wave simulators to remove combustion products from thermal radiation sources,
Proc. 9th Int. Symp. on Military Applications of Blast Simulation, St Edmund
Hall, Oxford, UK, September.
6.34 Pearson, R., Opalka, K. and Hisley, D. (1985) Design studies of drivers for the
US Large Blast/Thermal Simulator; from same source as ref. [6.33].
6.35 Borgartz, B.O. (1985) AWRE Foulness combined blast and thermal radiation
simulator, installation of the TRS in the blast tunnel; from same source as ref.
[6.33].
6.36 Hoffman, G. and Behrens, K. (1983) Simulation of pressure waves and their
effects on loaded objects; Part 1: outlining the problem, description of the
simulation device, Proc. Symp. on the Interaction of Non-nuclear Munitions
with Structures, US Air Force Academy, Colorado, USA, May.
6.37 Bulson, P.S. (1985) Buried Structures—Static and Dynamic Strength, Chapman
& Hall, London.
6.38 Clare, R. (1966) A Face-on Vertical Blast Loading Simulator for Structural
Response Studies, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, UK, Report
E1/66.
6.39 Flathau, W.J., Dawsey, J.V. and Denton, D.R. (1968) Blast load generator facilities
and investigations of dynamically loaded concrete slabs, Prevention and Protection
against Accidental Explosion of Munitions etc., Annals of New York Academy
of Sciences, 152, Art. 1.
6.40 Boynton Associates (1960) Operation Manual for 250 psi 4 foot Diameter
Dynamic Load Generator, Boynton Associates, La Canada, California, USA.
6.41 Egger, W. (1957) 60 kip Capacity, Slow or Rapid Loading Apparatus, Dept of
Civil Engineering, Univ of Illinois, USA, Report SRS 158.
6.42 Sinnamon, G.K. and Newmark, N.M. (1961) Facilities for Dynamic Testing of
Soils, Dept of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Illinois, USA, Report SRS 244.