Joint U.S./ROK R&D Program for New Underground Ammunition Storage Technologies

Abstract

The objective of the UAST Program was to develop improved underground magazine designs which could significantly reduce the existing Quantity-Distance (Q-D) hazard ranges from accidental detonations. The program involved coordinated research efforts by the U.S. and Korea, including small and intermediate scale experiments, computer modeling, and various supporting studies. This report presents an overview of the research effort and evaluates the effects of various underground magazine design features (debris traps, expansion chambers, closure devices, constrictions, barricades, etc.) on external hazards (airblast, debris, and ground shock) produced by accidental detonations in underground storage facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA330078

Entities

People

  • L. K. Davis
  • So Young Song

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Construction
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Heat Energy
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shock Waves
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.