Testing and Evaluation

ARA maintains an active large scale explosive testing program for evaluating the response of various structural systems (windows, walls, doors, expedient structures) exposed to actual blast loads.  Such tests can provide:

• Proof of novel concepts

•  Validation of a product

• Data to develop / improve / refine products and analysis tools

• Product and project specific verification / validation of a particular design for a particular loading and a given performance level

 New blast-mitigation technologies and designs are continually being developed. In some instances, these ideas look promising on paper, although their performance during an actual explosive event may be lackluster at best. Alternatively, a tested system may also far exceed expectations. Because of the real-world results that these tests provide, the explosive test bed has become a ‘proving ground’ for both newly developed technologies as well as project-specific designs.

ARA Test Site at Socorro, New Mexico

Showcase Projects

• Explosive Testing Brochure

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