ISST (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silo Superhardening Technology) Structure with SIFCON (Slurry-Infiltrated Fiber Concrete) - HFC-2 Test

Abstract

In 1983 a new material, slurry-infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON), was brought to the attention of the Air Force Weapons Laboratory (AFWL) by Dr David Lankard of the Lankard Materials Laboratory (LML) in Columbus, Ohio. A review of both high strength as well as ductility. These properties indicated that the material had a potential use in a superhard silo structure. Because the material showed such promise, AFWL proposed a program to construct and test a scale model of a generic superhard silo structure using the SIFCON material. AFWL decided to place the structure in a scheduled calibration test that was part of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silo Superhardening Technology (ISST) testing program in Yuma, Arizona. NMERI then began a program to develop a slurry mix design for use in the structure, as well as construction techniques for placing the SIFCON in the wall of the model. Keywords: Missile silo, Fiber concrete, Hardened structures, blast effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195351

Entities

People

  • Bruce Schneider
  • Jerry Berglund
  • Jon Kirst
  • Ray Mondragon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cameras
  • Construction
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Stress Tests
  • Tensile Strength

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