The Containment Characteristics of a Portable Reinforced Concrete Wall Unit in a Small Explosives Incident

Abstract

An experiment was conducted in September 1987 at Woomera, to test the effectiveness of a reinforced concrete wall module. Wall modules, one designed to TM-5-1300 (an American design code) and another variant, were positioned close to a propellant incorporator loaded with 10 kg NEQ of explosives. The mixer contents were detonated. Subsequent examination of the site enabled conclusives to be drawn on the adequacy of the design and the effectiveness of the wall modules as lethal fragment reflectors. Keywords: Australia; Blast effects; Explosive shields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA210525

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  • B. Henderson
  • M. J. Bone

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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Ammunition
  • Australia
  • Cameras
  • Concrete
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Production
  • Propellants
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Weapons
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