Fragment and Debris Hazards

Abstract

Selected concepts involved in characterizing the hazards of fragment- producing ammunition are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the effects from stores of ammunition which may detonate massively, such that the fragment field is potentially relatable to that from a single weapon detonated in isolation. Injury criteria in current use are compared, and a simple procedure for estimating injury probability as a function of distance from the explosion point is suggested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013634

Entities

People

  • T. A. Zaker

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Fragments
  • Ballistics
  • Cameras
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detonations
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Probability
  • Projectiles
  • Trajectories
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Molecular Genetics
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design