Biologic response to complex blast waves
Description:
Small, bare charges were detonated inside an M59 armored personnel carrier (APC) in an attempt to simulate the complex blast waves generated by the jets from shaped-charge warheads penetrating into armored vehicles. Anesthetized sheep were placed inside the APC at 92- and 122-cm ranges from 57- or 113-g pentolite charges. Pressure-time was measured by pressure transducers either mounted on the animals or free standing at comparable ranges on the opposite side of the vehicle. In general, the wav…
more
Date:
January 1, 1985
Creator:
Richmond, D. R.; Yelverton, J. T.; Fletcher, E. R. & Phillips, Y. Y.
Item Type:
Refine your search to only
Article
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department