Should Hazard Classification Assignments Be Revisited Over Time?

Abstract

Should hazard classification assignments be revisited over time? Currently munitions classifications are assigned early in their lifecycle and last for their entire life. Data to support or refute this approach is limited. This paper reviews the many aspects of harmonization between hazard classification and Insensitive Munitions (IM) that have occurred in the past ten years. Recently the IM community has started investigating the effects of aging on IM characteristics. With the similarities between the two disciplines, hazard classification should be participating to determine whether the aging data produced would have an impact of the classification assigned.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532264

Entities

People

  • Ed Walseman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ammunition
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fires
  • High Explosive Ammunition
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Instructions
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Nato
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.