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Long duration shock pulse shaping using nylon webbing

Proceedings of the 2006 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2006

Davie, Neil T.

Typical shock testing requirements specify shock pulses of several hundred to several thousand g's, with pulse duration usually less than a few milliseconds. A requirement to qualify a shipping container to a head-on tractortrailer crash environment led to the development of a new test technique capable of low-g (< 50 g), long-duration (> 100 ms) shock pulses. This technique utilizes nylon webbing engaged in tension to shape the pulse produced by the interaction of two sleds on an indoor track. A combination of experimental and computational methodology was used to successfully develop the test technique to solve a specific testing requirement. The process used to develop the test technique is emphasized in this paper, where a prudent balance between experiment and analysis resulted in a cost effective solution. The results show that the quasi-static load-elongation behavior of the nylon webbing can be used to adequately model the dynamic behavior of the webbing, allowing design of the experimental setup with a simple computational model. The quasi-static load-elongation measurements are described along with the development of the computational model. Results of a full-scale experiment are presented, showing that the required shock pulse could be achieved with this test technique.

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TYPE Conference YEAR 2006
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Results 83101–83200 of 99,299
Results 83101–83200 of 99,299