Download or read book A Preliminary Experimental Investigation of an Energy-absorption Process Employing Frangible Metal Tubing written by John R. McGehee and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A preliminary experimental investigation has been conducted to determine the variation of the average fragmenting stress with the pertinent parameters and the feasibility of employing this process in a load-alleviation application. Model tests indicate that the process is suitable for use in a load-alleviation application.