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Title: Crash resistant container

Abstract

A container for hazardous materials capable of protecting the enclosed materials from high speed impact. Energy absorption is provided by a multiplicity of crushable layers of either wire mesh or perforated metal sheets which thin and flow together under impact loading. Layers of a higher tensile strength material are interspersed within the crushable layers to confine them and increase performance.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
AT&T
OSTI Identifier:
869445
Patent Number(s):
5337917
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
crash; resistant; container; hazardous; materials; capable; protecting; enclosed; speed; impact; energy; absorption; provided; multiplicity; crushable; layers; wire; mesh; perforated; metal; sheets; flow; loading; tensile; strength; material; interspersed; confine; increase; performance; materials capable; hazardous material; metal sheets; energy absorption; metal sheet; hazardous materials; wire mesh; tensile strength; strength material; perforated metal; enclosed materials; /220/250/

Citation Formats

Pierce, Jim D. Crash resistant container. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Pierce, Jim D. Crash resistant container. United States.
Pierce, Jim D. Sat . "Crash resistant container". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869445.
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
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