Investigation into the Use of Suppressive Shielding at Radford Army Ammunition Plant TNT Lines
Abstract
This report covers an investigation of the applicability of suppressive shielding to the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. The study specifically addressed the identification of the potential benefits that would have been realized if a suppressive structure had been in place when an accidental detonation occurred at a Radford AAP nitration and purification building. Problems to be resolved included: (1) Could a suppressive structure withstand the loadings imposed by the detonation of large quantities of explosive. (2) Would appreciable damage reduction be achievable by using suppressive shielding. and (3) Could a suppressive structure be built which would be cost effective. Problem 1 could only be addressed theoretically, using approved scaling laws, since experimental data is not available for large explosive yields in the order of thousands of pounds. Problems 2 and 3 were analyzed in detail.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA020982
Entities
People
- Bruce W. Jezek