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Sonic-boom-induced building structure responses including damage.Concepts of sonic-boom pressure loading of building structures and the associated responses are reviewed, and results of pertinent theoretical and experimental research programs are summarized. The significance of sonic-boom load time histories, including waveshape effects, are illustrated with the aid of simple structural elements such as beams and plates. Also included are discussions of the significance of such other phenomena as three-dimensional loading effects, air cavity coupling, multimodal responses, and structural nonlinearities. Measured deflection, acceleration, and strain data from laboratory models and full-scale building tests are summarized, and these data are compared, where possible, with predicted values. Damage complaint and claim experience due both to controlled and uncontrolled supersonic flights over communities are summarized with particular reference to residential, commercial, and historic buildings. Sonic-boom-induced building responses are compared with those from other impulsive loadings due to natural and cultural events and from laboratory simulation tests.
Document ID
19720038242
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Clarkson, B. L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va.; Southampton, University, Southampton, United Kingdom)
Mayes, W. H.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1972
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Accession Number
72A21908
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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