MANUAL FOR HANDLING EXPLOSIVES, AMMUNITION AND SOLID PROPELLANTS

Abstract

The purpose of the manual is to provide a single source of general and technical information on explosives, ammunition and solid propellants. The manual, which may be utilized as a reference or as an aid to instruction, presents a general description of the various items that contain explosive materials. Most of the items described are incorporated into the missile weapons systems prior to missile launching. The items described are hazardous to personnel when mishandled or improperly stored. Therefore, the general information presented indicates the safety measures necessary to receive, handle, store and transport explosives, ammunition and related accessories. These safety measures are not all inclusive, nor are they detailed, but when consolidated with local ground safety rules and common sense, will provide a means for obtaining safer operations with less hazard to personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0710180

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Metallic Nanoparticles
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Sheet Metal

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design