Pressure Loading On A Luggage Container Due To An Internal Explosion

The Federal Aviation Administration has experimentally determined the explo- sive loading on a unit load device (luggage container) resulting from a bomb detonated within the luggage. A steel test fixture was constructed with the in- ternal dimensions of LD-3 luggage containers, as specified in the...

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Published inWIT Transactions on the Built Environment Vol. 25
Main Authors Gatto, J A, Krznaric, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Southampton W I T Press 01.01.1996
Subjects
Baggage
Containers
Detonation
PCB
PCB compounds
Piezoelectricity
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Pressure
Steel
Steel construction
Transducers
Unit loads
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Summary:The Federal Aviation Administration has experimentally determined the explo- sive loading on a unit load device (luggage container) resulting from a bomb detonated within the luggage. A steel test fixture was constructed with the in- ternal dimensions of LD-3 luggage containers, as specified in the I ATA Techni- cal Manual. This test fixture was instrumented with nine Endevco piezoresis- tive and three PCB piezoelectric pressure transducers and eight temperature transducers. Ten tests were conducted using C-4 explosive with locations varying from the top bag to the third bag down into the luggage. Tests were conducted with the fixture 50% full of luggage and repeated with the fixture 75% full of luggage, with the piece of luggage containin
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ISSN:1746-4498
1743-3509
DOI:10.2495/SUSI960072