is a jointly-funded activity sponsored by the Army, Navy, Air Force, DTRA, and the DOE laboratories.

serves as a central information resource for Government activities, contractors, and academics concerned with structural dynamics design, analysis, and testing; and shock physics and weapons effects.

focuses on the engineering tools and techniques needed for the design, analysis and testing of systems subjected to dynamic conditions and loading, including water shock, vibration, blast, impact, crash, and mechanical/climatic environments.

encompasses ships, aircraft, spacecraft, ground vehicles, ground structures, machinery and humans; any area where Government engineers have a responsibility for the design, analysis or testing of mechanical or structural systems.

is specifically chartered to perform information research and analysis tasks for requesting activities.

is staffed by experienced mechanical and aerospace engineers with backgrounds in structural dynamics.

is operated by HI-TEST Laboratories, Inc. in Richmond, VA, under contract to the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station.  The SAVIAC Team consists of some of the top names in Shock & Vibration from the SAVIAC community.   Technical direction is provided by the SAVIAC Director who is advised by a multi-agency Technical Advisory Group consisting of members from DOD, NASA, DOE, and commercial organizations.