- Author
- Phan, L. T. | Lew, H. S.
- Title
- Static Tests of One-Third Scale Impact Limiters.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 89-4089, May 1989, 56 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- impact tests; shock absorbers; energy absorption; test facilities; mechanical shock; stresses; vibration damping; shock resistance
- Abstract
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology carried out four tests of one-third scale impact limiters for Transnuclear, Inc. The impact limiters were tested under static load in a 12-million pound capacity universal testing machine. Energy absorbed by the impact limiters, as indicated by the area under the load-deformation curve, was computed and compared with the required value which was specified for each specimen by Transnuclear, Inc. The testing was terminated when the absorbed energy value exceeded the required value.