Lethality-Model for HD 1.2/1.4 Ammunition Debris Throw due to an Explosion on a Vehicle
Abstract
In Switzerland, the risk-based safety concept is being introduced to the military transport of ammunition and explosives (TAE) in a pragmatic way. For economic reasons and matters of urgency the focus is on the safety assessment of transportation routes selected according to priorities, although there are no standardized methodology, technical manuals/directives and comprehensive computer tools yet. Lacking risk analysis models are only being developed as far and deeply as necessary to get sensible results. One of the last such gaps is the hazard of non-massreacting ammunition debris throw due to the explosion of a part of the ammunition or explosives load on a vehicle. A literature review showed that no such models exist. Therefore, last year, the Staff of the Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces charged Bienz, Kummer & Partner Ltd. to develop an adequate model for the calculation of the ammunition debris throw lethality from explosions on TAE-vehicles within a narrow financial and time frame. The paper is about the model, its basis and development. Data from tests (e.g. CONEX-Containers) and accidents was collected and evaluated. Based on these results and a simple engineering approach an applicable model for calculating lethalities was developed for ammunition debris from vehicles such as trucks and railway cars. It will add a new and important tool to the arsenal of the (Swiss) TAE risk analyst.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA532273
Entities
People
- Peter Nussbaumer