Publications - Materials Technology

O-184 Ageing and mechanical damage of munition materials
23 January 2019
The Munitions Safety Information Analysis Center (MSIAC) is preparing a report that collects the most common age-induced degradation mechanisms, as they pertain to the most common materials applied to munition systems.
O-200 MSIAC Workshop 2018: Improved Explosives And Munitions Risk Management
02 October 2018
MSIAC is organizing a workshop to exploit an improved understanding of munitions vulnerability and consequences to deliver improvements in explosives and munitions risk management.
O-190 Qualification and Energetic Materials Challenges
17 July 2018
As part of energetic material qualification, this paper will review recent discussions with respect to the required parameters for modeling energetic materials, the methodology required in acquiring these parameters, the current processes that demand experimentation, and what is still needed to b
L-210 Modelling Focus Area
14 December 2017
This document summarizes output from the Modelling Focus Area breakout session of the MSIAC Science of Cook Off workshop held in Atlanta, 25th to 29th April 2016.
L-206 Violence of Reaction Focus Area
14 December 2017
This document summarizes output from the Violence of Reaction Focus Area breakout session of the MSIAC Science of Cook Off workshop held in Atlanta, 25th to 29th April 2016.
O-175 Consolidated Guide to Material Parameters needed for IM Modeling and Simulation Efforts - Progress Update
04 November 2016
This paper updates progress to date on MSIAC’s generation of a consolidated guide to energetic material parameters needed for typical insensitive munitions (IM) modelling and simulation efforts. An explanation of tests and experiments to determine the parameters will also be included.
L-195 State of the Art Overview of Cook Off Simulation
14 April 2016
This document compiles work among MSIAC and NATO member nations over the last 20 years in the field of munition cook-off simulation. We have collected representative publications, papers, presentations, and other information on the topic, provide a cursory analysis of the breadth of efforts
L-044 IM TESTING Volume III: Presentations made at Phase II of the NIMIC IM Testing Workshop held 17-21 November 1997 at DSTO, Adelaide, Australia
27 January 2015
In the interest of providing immediate information resulting from Phase II of this Workshop, NIMIC has prepared Volume III of the IM Testing Workshop Report, covering Bullet Impact, Fragment Impact, Shaped Charge Jet Impact, Spall Impact as well as some considerations on Spigot
L-045 IM TESTING Volume IV: Group Reports of Phase II of the NIMIC IM Testing Workshop held 17-21 November 1997 at DSTO, Adelaide, Australia
27 January 2015
During the last 5 years NIMIC has organised a series of Workshops for its nations on IM threat stimuli. These workshops have covered Bullet/Fragment Impact, Cookoff (Slow and Fast), Sympathetic Reaction and Shaped Charge Jet Impingement.
L-047 IM TESTING Volume V: A Synopsis of the NIMIC Workshops on IM Testing held 20-23 May 1998 at NATO HQ, Brussels, Belgium and 17-21 November 1997 at DSTO, Adelaide, Australia
27 January 2015
In 1997 NIMIC held a Workshop on IM Testing the aim of which was "to write guidance on full-scale IM testing in order to improve confidence in and achieve international acceptability and broader applicability of test results".

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