Computer-assisted comparison of analysis and test results in transportation experiments [electronic resource].

Published: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1998.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description: 8 pages : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators: Sandia National Laboratories, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Access Online

www.osti.gov

Availability

Finding items...

Restrictions on Access

Free-to-read Unrestricted online access

Summary

As a part of its ongoing research efforts, Sandia National Laboratories` Transportation Surety Center investigates the integrity of various containment methods for hazardous materials transport, subject to anomalous structural and thermal events such as free-fall impacts, collisions, and fires in both open and confined areas. Since it is not possible to conduct field experiments for every set of possible conditions under which an actual transportation accident might occur, accurate modeling methods must be developed which will yield reliable simulations of the effects of accident events under various scenarios. This requires computer software which is capable of assimilating and processing data from experiments performed as benchmarks, as well as data obtained from numerical models that simulate the experiment. Software tools which can present all of these results in a meaningful and useful way to the analyst are a critical aspect of this process. The purpose of this work is to provide software resources on a long term basis, and to ensure that the data visualization capabilities of the Center keep pace with advancing technology. This will provide leverage for its modeling and analysis abilities in a rapidly evolving hardware/software environment.

Report Numbers

E 1.99:sand--97-1085c
E 1.99: conf-980507--
conf-980507--
sand--97-1085c

Subject(s)

Other Subject(s)

Note

Published through SciTech Connect.
05/10/1998.
"sand--97-1085c"
" conf-980507--"
"DE98004286"
PATRAM `98: 12. international conference on packaging and transportation of radioactive material, Paris (France), 10-15 May 1998.
Knight, R.D.; Koski, J.A.; Ammerman, D.J.

Funding Information

AC04-94AL85000

View MARC record | catkey: 14110172