Shock and Vibration Shock and Vibration

Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center

SAVIAC is the DoD focal point for research and analysis in the field of shock and vibration technology and is managed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Specific areas covered by SAVIAC include rotating machinery, explosion effects, blast-induced shock, underwater explosion, ground shock, air blast, detonation physics, fragmentation, transportation and vehicular vibration, missile and torpedo flight vibration, biodynamics, earthquake technology, satellite or other space vehicle vibration and dynamics, ship dynamics, and structural dynamics. These technical areas are covered across the spectrum of technical developments, including theoretical analysis, finite element modeling, finite difference modeling, smooth particle hydrodynamic modeling, experimental modal analysis, field environment definition, laboratory test and evaluation procedures, data analysis, and instrumentation.

SAVIAC is also concerned with the economic aspects of the shock and vibration industry, economic considerations with respect to selection of techniques and processes, and industrial trends in applying current safety monitoring and failure prevention of in-service material.

SAVIAC serves as a central information resource for all aspects of shock and vibration, including:

Computational Structural Dynamics
Crash Dynamics
Damage Identification
Damping
Dynamic Analysis Methods
Finite Element Analysis
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Impact/Penetration Mechanics
Instrumentation
Isolation Systems
Machinery Vibration
Material Dynamic Properties
Scale Modeling
Shock Characterization
Shock Hardening
Simulation Methods
Test Criteria & Test Tailoring
Vibration Control

Address:
SAVIAC
3190 Fairview Park Drive, 8th Floor
Falls Church, VA 22042

Phone: (703) 289-5516
Fax: (703) 289-5801
E-mail: leifer_joel@bah.com
URL: http://saviac.xservices.com

Joel Leifer
Program Manager
Phone: (703) 289-5516
E-mail: leifer_joel@bah.com

Special Tasks & Products

The Shock & Vibration Symposium

Current Awareness Newsletter
This newsletter provides the community with monthly up-to-date news, recent articles appearing in major publications, upcoming conferences and courses, and other items of general interest.

Shock & Vibration Journal
In cooperation with SAVIAC, IOS Press publishes the professional journal, Shock and Vibration, which contains new technology articles, book reviews, software reviews, and current publication abstracts.

Critical Technologies in Shock & Vibration Journal
This journal presents state-of-the-art research performed by the government and its contractors which is not releasable due to export restrictions.

Conference Proceedings on CD-ROM
SAVIAC publishes the Shock and Vibration Symposium proceedings on CD-ROM, as well as proceedings from other technical conferences. The proceedings are fully searchable by author, title, or full-text keywords, and include graphic images of each paper.