Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Contamination Survivability: Material Effects Testing

Abstract

This Test Operations Procedure (TOP) provides basic information to facilitate planning, conducting, and reporting of material effects testing. This TOP provides standard methods for chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) contamination survivability (CS) coupon testing of materials for use in military systems. The procedure is designed to provide material effects data for changes in critical properties after exposure to CBR contaminants, simulants, and decontaminants. This TOP describes typical facilities, equipment, and procedures used to contaminate and decontaminate material coupon samples for measured changes in material critical properties and sample for residual contamination. A process for including the data in the Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical Biological Material Effects (CBME) Database is also provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 22, 2012
Accession Number
ADA565279

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Contamination
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Standards
  • Surface Properties
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Warfare

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