Publications (Technical Reports)

Defects in munition systems are common and can have a significant impact on Safety and Suitability for Service (S3).

Defects in munition systems are common and can have a significant impact on Safety and Suitability for Service (S3).

Defects in munition systems are common and can have a significant impact on Safety and Suitability for Service (S3).

Defects in munition systems are common and can have a significant impact on Safety and Suitability for Service (S3).

Mechanical properties of energetic materials dictate how a material will respond to a mechanical load.

This project extended the MSIAC NEWGATES database for gap test results and increased its predictive capabilities. Some five hundred additional gap tests results were added to NEWGATES among fourteen different gap test geometries.

This report addresses the implications of the presence of both conventional and insensitive munitions (IM) in a national stockpile, and presents theoretical methods to determine a critical amount or fraction of IM that may avoid escalation of accident scenarios (e.g.

As with sensitivity to impact, sensitivity to friction is considered part of the basic required information about the small scale sensitivity of energetic materials.

Single event, go/no-go testing is used for a broad range of applications.  Other than the Probit method, these test methods all entail subjecting a sample of items to various stimulus levels, one at a time.

The present report provides a better understanding on how the MSIAC nations deal with surveillance activities of their munitions stockpile.