Computer Aided Explosives Facility Site Planning and Analysis
Abstract
US Air Force munitions present a considerable threat to critical personnel and material and cause significant operational restrictions on USAF bases in both peace and war. Reductions in the number of aircraft and people in the US Air Force amplify the operational impact of an explosion, whether caused by an accident or enemy action. Improving USAF operational capability by increasing available quantities of munitions, reducing operational restrictions, and reducing the threat presented by munitions is the goal of the USAF Explosives Hazard Reduction Program. Since it is unlikely that munitions in the USAF inventory will be replaced by munitions filled with insensitive high explosives in the foreseeable future, it is necessary to address the threats posed by inventory munitions as an integral part of operational readiness. To properly focus hazard-reduction efforts, one needs to know which munitions cause the greatest hazards / operational restrictions, and which technologies offer the greatest potential operational gains. Integrated Systems Analysts, Inc. was tasked by the USAF Explosives Hazard Reduction (EHR) Program Office to study several USAF bases, to quantify explosives hazards on those bases, recommend solutions to those hazards, and recommend technologies which should be included in the EHR Program. Quantification of various explosives options for an entire air base is an extremely complicated task and requires more than a ruler, safety tables, and a hand calculator to be accomplished in a reasonable amount of time. For example at Kunsan AB, ROK there were 1,291 facilities, of which, 222 were sited for explosives. This resulted in 40,320 building pairs which required analysis. Assuming an analysts could measure distances, apply all criteria for all hazard classes and perform analysis on each building pair in 10 minutes ( a ridiculously short time) it would take 40,320 x 10 = 403,200 minutes = 6,720 man-hours = 3.2 man-years for the analysis alone.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA507518
Entities
People
- Edward M. Jacobs
- Joseph Jenus Jr.
- Larry D. Becker