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Hazard of broken commuter train windows due to explosion : window explosion test within the METRO project Meyer, Gero ; Berglund, Roger

By: Contributor(s): Series: Studies in sustainable technology. Research report ; 2012:6Publication details: Västerås Mälardalen University. School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2014Description: 72 sISBN:
  • 9789174851229
Subject(s): Online resources: Abstract: This report compiles the results of window explosion tests carried out as part of the METRO project by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and Mälardalens Högskola (MDH) in Shock Tube IV in Märsta, Sweden. 15 shots were made with varying distances between window and charge and varying charge weights. The report describes the components and assembly of the tests and the results are presented in detail. It further questions the previous method of defining danger zones, suggesting a new approach and gives ideas to improve further similar tests.
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This report compiles the results of window explosion tests carried out as part of the METRO project by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and Mälardalens Högskola (MDH) in Shock Tube IV in Märsta, Sweden. 15 shots were made with varying distances between window and charge and varying charge weights. The report describes the components and assembly of the tests and the results are presented in detail. It further questions the previous method of defining danger zones, suggesting a new approach and gives ideas to improve further similar tests.