Results of an Accidental Explosion in a Propellant Process Building

Abstract

In January 1990, an accidental explosion occurred in a propellant process building in one of Israel Military Industries' plants. The building collapsed and debris was found beyond the surrounding barricades. The paper describes the building and its vicinity before and after the explosion. Simple calculations according to the manual "Structures to resist the effects of accidental explosions", were made in order to determine the amount of T.N.T equivalent that would have caused the same effects to the structure and its surrounding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA529569

Entities

People

  • A. Boimel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Civil Engineering
  • Concrete
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosion Effects
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Hardened Structures
  • Materials
  • Momentum
  • Office Buildings
  • Propellants
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Retaining Walls
  • Walls

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