Missile-Site Ground Cover.

Abstract

CAN REVEAL THE FIRING LOCATION TO THE ENEMY AND CAUSE SOIL EROSION IN THE LAUNCH AREA THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO RELOADING AND OPERATING CONDITIONS. Since the tactical missiles and rockets are highly mobile, the need exists for lightweight, flexible ground covers to enable rapid deployment and easy transporting. Tests were conducted at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in which small rocket motors were fired onto flexible, blast-resistant silicone rubber specimens at exposure temperatures of 3800F. The results of these tests were used to select the most suitable material for field testing. A prototype ground cover of the most promising materials was fabricated at WES. The ground cover consisted of silicone rubber applied to a woven glass fabric; the weight of this cover was 9 lb per sq yd. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0762136

Entities

People

  • James W. Carr

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Deployment
  • Engineers
  • Erosion
  • Lightweight
  • Materials
  • Prototypes
  • Rapid Deployment
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Soil Erosion
  • Waterways
  • Weight

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.