Structural Response to Simulated Nuclear Overpressure (STRESNO): A Test Program and Future Analytical Techniques. Volume I. Program Description and Results.

摘要

This document reports on the following: (1) Experimental determination of the ability of 17 basic structural elements to withstand simulated nuclear overpressure loads (utilizing Sandia Corporation's THUNDERPIPE Shock Tube) and uniform static pressure loads; (2) Analytical determination of the ability of these structural elements to withstand nuclear overpressure loads and uniform static pressure loads (utilizing the NOVA-2 computer program developed by Kaman AviDyne for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Finite element techniques, and classical strength analysis techniques); (3) Identification and evaluation of differences between test results and analysis results; (4) Identification of suggested changes to NOVA-2 to upgrade its capabilities; (5) Analytical determination of the sensitivity of structural response to selected structural properties; and (6) Application of study results to future nuclear hardness assessments. (Author)