Joint Australian/UK Stack Fragmentation Trials: Phase 4 Preliminary Report
Abstract
This is a Report of Phase 4 of the Joint Australian/UK Stack Fragmentation Trials. This particular trial was designed to quantify the explosion effects, i.e. blast and debris, that would be expected to arise as a result of an accidental explosion in a UX designed NATO Standard Igloo explosives storehouse. The report describes the specification of the trial, the support work required and examinee the results of the debris collection and the blast measurement records. Additional work was also carried out to attempt to ascertain the initial velocity of the structural debris from the donor and this is described in outline detail only. The trial was coalesced with the Australian Explosive Store-House Design Trial in which three Australian designed "Spantech" arch earth-covered magazines were constructed at appropriate inter-magazine distance at side to side, front to rear and mar to front orientations, relative to the donor igloo. These were instrumented internally to ascertain their structural response to the blast from the donor igloo and externally to ascertain the typical blast loadings that would be expected on adjacent igloos in the event of the donor accidentally exploding. The aim was to demonstrate that the Spantech structures would behave in a similar fashion to a NATO standard igloo. Preliminary conclusions are drawn from the trials and recommendations for incorporation of the results in the UK's ESTC explosive storage leaflets are given. A full account of the trials and all the results will be given in the final Phase 4 Report to be published later in 1990.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA531117
Entities
People
- J. Henderson
Organizations
- Ministry of Defense