Airblast Loading of a Large Metal Shipping Container: Laboratory Investigation

摘要

The objective of the program was to determine if a large metal shipping contaier would provide a sufficient degree of protection from simulated nuclear weapon blast effects to make it suitable as a small protective shelter. The report describes the tests of two Container Express (CONEX) containers that were instrumented and subjected to blast loads in the Large Blast Load Generator (LBLG) facility at the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. (Author)