Explosives Dissolved from Unexploded Ordnance

Abstract

For this work we: 1) sampled soil below unexploded ordnance (UXO) found in situ and noted the conditions of the rounds, 2) conducted laboratory tests to help us estimate high explosive (HE) dissolution from different sized holes in corroded rounds, and 3) used the modeling program Hydrus-1D and weather records to predict the ownward movement of the explosives into the soil. Although most of these UXO looked highly corroded, our laboratory tests on the metal casings show that iron oxides quickly seal any small holes. Consequently, we think that pitting is not an important release route for HE. However, if the holes are large enough-such as cm-sized perforations caused by fragmentation hits-dissolution of the fill occurs, and over time, hollows out a cavity in the fill increasing the surface area of the fill available for dissolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA565446

Entities

People

  • A. M. Wagner
  • Carrie Vuyovich
  • James Hug
  • Jeanne Roningen
  • Marianne Walsh
  • Nancy Perron
  • Steven F. Daly
  • Susan Bigl
  • Susan Taylor

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Groundwater
  • High Explosives
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Salt Water
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology