Field comparison of the Kistler 303 and the Q-Flex 1100 and 120 accelerometers
Three orthogonal components of acceleration were measured by three canisters, one containing Kistler 303 accelerometers, one Q-Flex 1100 accelerometers, and the other Q-Flex 1200 accelerometers. Measurements were made of ground motion from six different nuclear weapons tests with the three canisters located at the same station. The results from nine separate gages and associated measuring equipment were processed through the same data processing system, integrated to provide velocity and displacement, and combined into vector sums of the ground motion experienced by each canister. The differences in peak vector acceleration, velocity, and displacement were too small to justify a choice of one type of instrument over another on that basis alone.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 59430
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--81-0784
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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