Survivability of Collective Protection Systems Subjected to Air Blast Loads

Abstract

Tests conducted by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the USAF Force Protection Battlelab demonstrated that M28 liners installed in Tent Extendable Modular Personnel (TEMPER) tents ripped, separated at the zip connections, and failed to maintain pressure when subjected to blast loading by a satchel-sized explosive charge at standoff distances of 100 feet or more, while the parent tents suffered little or no damage at a standoff distance of 65 feet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 19, 2003
Accession Number
ADA453015

Entities

People

  • John Hawk
  • Robert Dinan

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Flow
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Blast Loads
  • Collective Protection
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Force Protection
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Equipment
  • Survivability

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.