Hazardous Container Drop Testing in Slow Motion at Sandia’s 185’ Drop Tower

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6 жыл бұрын

Watch a hazardous container drop test in slow motion from the 185-foot Drop Tower Facility at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The facility provides a controlled environment for testing a wide variety of small and large test items. This facility can test items which:
• Contain radioactive materials
• Contain high explosives
• Are classified to Top Secret
Routine tests include shipping container certification, simulated transportation accidents, and moderate velocity impact. Tests units can be temperature-conditioned from temperatures of -65°C to 100°C. Test impact targets include dirt, reinforced concrete (5 1/2 feet by 12 feet by 5 1/2 feet thick), steel plate (5 1/2 feet by 12 feet by 4 inches thick), or other customer-specified targets. Crush tests also are routinely conducted by dropping a steel mass onto a test item positioned on the target. In a similar manner, puncture tests are conducted by dropping a test item onto a spike in the target.
This facility can provide high-speed (5MHz s/s) digital data acquisition on up to 64 channels of hardwired instrumentation. A higher number of instrumentation data channels can be arranged. Transducers to measure acceleration, pressure, temperature, and strain are most often used.
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@Lateralus14 2 жыл бұрын

It would have been funny if the barrel had exploded after that tiny four foot drop. "Hmm, needs more work."

@l1u1c1k 3 жыл бұрын

What about the metal spike test

@MyAvitech 6 жыл бұрын

Can I work there? I'm great at dropping stuff. I do it all the time ;)

@j.d.2703 2 жыл бұрын

I drop a number 2 everyday round 6am into water. It's funn

@PowerScissor 9 ай бұрын

These safety testers really know how to wear their safety gear @2:09 & @2:26

@jumperstartful 2 жыл бұрын

Notice they didn't flip it off a speeding flatbed truck .

@aidenthehuman5921 Жыл бұрын

185' of drop yields a speed of 75mph. 30' of drop yields a speed of around 30mph. The lateral velocity of a flatbed truck does not translate to these tests because the kinetic energy is spread out over multiple impacts, meaning it is easier to endure. These drums are not put on flatbed trucks without further protection. I.E. their kinetic energy being released is spread out over an even greater amount of time.

@michaelcombrink8165 8 ай бұрын

@@aidenthehuman5921though multiple small hits can find a weakness that a single extreme hit misses Eg difference between cutting open a safe and putting in the code They probably already do many other tests, But they need things like slight damage testing, specifically looking for non visible damage, things that could happen in operation and not be seen by staff, combine slight damage testing with corrosion testing chemical (weather, road salt, cleaners, etc) and radiation Throw it in a dry tumbler for a month Do short distance compression testing (barely squeeze (half inch, down to millimeters) in a hydraulic press, cycle it a few dozen times, different points, different directions etc) check for visible signs of something like that occurring, whether or not it caused damage staff should be made aware of they crunch something, and also test integrity including corrosion integrity, (ie forklift, crane, etc might tap a barrel or pallet and no visible signs, could be hit dozens of times in transport, and started hairline fracture points with no one aware that they have been hit at all ever, etc) Heat cycles, hot cold hundred cycles or so