Pyrotechnic shock simulation using the controlled response of a resonating bar fixture
Conference
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OSTI ID:5891676
Test laboratories frequently simulate pyrotechnic shock by mounting test items on various bar or plate fixtures which are excited into resonance by mechanical impact. The author describes a method for controlling the longitudinal response of a bar fixture. Masses clamped along the bar allow one to select which of the bar's natural frequencies will dominate its response upon impact. A test item mounted on one end of the bar thus experiences a controlled shock environment. This method ultimately provides a predictive means for controlling the shock spectrum shape produced by the simulated pyrotechnic shock. Control of the shock spectrum shape eliminates much of the trial and error usually required to tailor a shock test to satisfy the test requirement. The author also derives a simple analytical model which describes the propagation and reflection of strain waves in the bar fixture. Bar responses predicted by this model agree with actual measurements.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5891676
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-85-0118C; CONF-850450-2; ON: DE85006537
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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