CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS FOR IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO THE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT

DAMAGE RATES EXPERIENCED BY CONTAINERS IN COMMERCIAL SERVICE ARE INDICATIVE OF WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED -- AS A MINIMUM -- WITH INCREASING MILITARY UTILIZATION OF CONTAINERIZED FREIGHT SHIPMENTS. THE INITIAL TASK, THEREFORE, TAKES UP SERVICE SIMULATION FOR TEST AND EVALUATION WHICH INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS, TEST METHODS, AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR DYNAMIC TESTING. IN ORDER TO PLAN DYNAMIC TESTING IN DETAIL, A FULL COMPREHENSION OF THE EFFECTS OF IMPACT LOADS IS REQUIRED AND AN ANALYSIS IS REPORTED IN WHICH BEAM STRIPS ARE USED AS AN ELEMENT OF A CONTAINER PANEL. THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS CONTRIBUTE TO UNDERSTANDING CURRENT PERFORMANCE AND SELECTION OF TEST ARTICLES FOR PANEL DEVELOPMENT. FINALLY, A TEST FIXTURE (ESSENTIALLY A CONTAINER FRAME TO WHICH DEMOUNTABLE TEST PANELS CAN BE FIXED) IS PROPOSED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Control Systems Research Inc

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• Authors:
  • BERGER, S
  • Schaeffer, H G
  • Weis, J P
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 108 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containers; Dynamic tests; Impacts; Loss and damage; Simulation; Test procedures
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217243
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM