This report demonstrates the applicability of the six standardized IM threats (FH, SH, BI, FI, SCJI and SR) to other credible aggressions that may occur during the life cycle of munitions.
Christelle ColletMartijn van der VoortDr Ernest L. Baker
NATO standards for the safe storage of ammunition and explosives (AE) contain tables with Quantity Distances (QD).
Martijn van der Voort (TSO Munitions Transport and Storage Safety)Matt Ferran (TSO Munition Systems)Eric J. Deschambault (DDESB ret.)Dr. Sean Donahue (NAFVAC EXWC)Johan A.J. de Roos (ESSINT)
The purpose of this report is to present an introduction to thermomechanical fatigue and how this applies to energetic materials. This topic is seldom, if ever, treated in materials science textbooks.
Many properties of energetic composite materials are rarely experimentally determined and instead estimated through the use of models established in the technical literature.
Victor der Weduwen (NLDA)Kevin M. Jaansalu (MSIAC)
The violent response of munitions due to attacks, accidents or fire events has long been known to be a large vulnerability for munitions during storage, transport and warfighting.
This report provides supporting data and references for the 50 mm critical diameter engineering “rule-of-thumb” applicable to passing the shaped charge jet impact (SCJI) Insensitive Munitions (IM) threat test defined in AOP-4526. If a munition subject to this test contai
In great many cases the properties of energetic materials have not been obtained by measurement. Therefore they have to be estimated by mixing rules for the technical literature, which are often not validated and it is often unknown which mixing rule works best.
Following many discussions and multiple iterations over two years, MSIAC has produced a largely self-consistent taxonomy and lexicon of terms related to defects in energetic materials and munition systems, based on the paradigm of materials science and engineering.
Matt Ferran (MSIAC) Dr. Matt Andrews (MSIAC)Dr. Kevin Jaansalu (MSIAC)Aurihona Wolff (ENSTA Bretagne)
