- Author
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Watt, J. M., Jr.
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Tilson, D. L.
- Title
- Airblast Testing of Blast-Resistant Window Systems. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Department of the Army, Vicksburg, MI
- Sponsor
- Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA
- Report
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Technical Report SL-92-8; Final Report,
April 1992,
146 p.
- Distribution
- Available from Defense Technical Information Center
- Keywords
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windows
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aerial explosions
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glazing materials
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polycarbonates
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field tests
- Identifiers
- Thermally Tempered Glass (TTG); window designs and test procedures; dynamic test results and comparison of test data; detail window fabricaton drawings
- Abstract
- The airblast testing of blast-resistant window systems was sponsored by the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA. The objective of the program was to conduct high-explosive field tests to determine the dynamic response of two commercially designed window systes and to verify and/or modify current procedures used in the design of these window systems. The scope of work was to conduct two 500-lb high-explosive tests against commercially designed window systems from Ross Engineering Company and Norment Industries, Inc. The window systems consisted of two frame designs and two nominally 3/4-in. thick glazing types (laminated thermally tempered glass, TTG, and laminated polycarbonate, RC 750). The windows were of three sizes, i.e., nominal window openings were 26-, 36- and 40-in. square. The 10 windows tested demonstrated their ability toresist a peak-reflected airblast of 14 psi. These windows will provide blast protection from bulk high-explosive threats of 500 lb of TNT at a range of 100 ft. The maximum blast capacity was ot determined in these tests. Pretest predictions agreed reasonably well with test data.