Here is an interesting book that popped up on a search at
http://www.witpress.com/s500cont.html
Structures Under Shock
and Impact VI
Editors: N. JONES,
University of
Liverpool, UK and C.A.
BREBBIA, Wessex
Institute of
Technology, UK
Section 4: Missile
Penetration and
Explosion -
Ceramic/polymer
composite armours;
Steam explosion
resistance of an
internal core catcher
of a nuclear reactor
pressure vessel;
Numerical analysis of
the structural
response of armoured
vehicles subject to
ballistic impacts;
Simulation of
perforation behaviour
of carbon fiber
reinforced 6061-T6
aluminum metal matrix
composite by a
tungsten projectile;
Concrete piercing
warhead - a model
study; Experimental
study on the
perforation of steel
fiber reinforced
concrete slab by
impact; Modeling shock
and projectile
penetration response
of ceramics.
ISBN: 1-85312-820-1
2000 672pp
£198.00/298.00
The information is out there...just may be painful to digest. Definitely
hope this one is at the library...
My opinions only...
DJWhitfill
"Franta, Jaroslav"
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10/09/01 07:20 AM
Please respond to
"Franta, Jaroslav"
Ted Rockwell wrote:
<snip>
I believe it would be easy to show that the fuel-bearing tanks in an
airplane wing can simply NOT penetrate a containment structure, so the
worst you could have is a crack in the concrete and perhaps part of the
engine lying on the deck. The plant probably wouldn't even shut down.
<snip>
Am I the only guy that thinks such statements should not be allowed to
stand unchallenged?
<snip>
No, I definitely think that such statements should be challenged -- but I
believe its very helpful, in making a case to the public, to have some
graphic evidence to support that case. Could somebody PLEASE help dig up a
few photos of that impact test of a military jet into a containment-type
wall ? This goes back quite a few years, and I haven't been able to dig it
up from my own files. The test was probably done at Sandia (???).
In addition to that, it is illustrative to show how containment walls are
built (like that photo in B. L. Cohen's book, Before its too late - The
Case for Nuclear Energy), as well as some information on airliner
structures, including the internals of large turbofan engines (possibly on
a Pratt & Whitney web site ?). Comparisons may then be made with other
objects that were impact tested, including that military jet & its
engine(s).
Jaro
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