Secondary debris effects on personnel
conference paper
Effects of munitions during operations in urban terrain are critical not only for enemy and allied soldiers but also to civilians. Besides the primary weapon effects caused by penetrating fragments, and blast overpressure; secondary effects from wall debris may contribute to the damage process. To identify valuable topics on personnel vulnerabil-ity, initial discussions between three countries were held in 2014. Germany, Netherlands and the United States of America agreed to collaboratively improve their national personnel vulnerability tools.
- To analyze and assess effects of munitions on personnel, the vulnerability tools of all nations need improve-ments especially on behind wall effects including secondary debris and blunt trauma.
- To improve the understanding of the protection level of the personnel protective equipment material against behind wall debris, initial collaborative tests were carried out at the Ladeburg Test facility in Meppen, Germa-ny.
Based on numerous tests with penetrating munitions and with contact/embedded detonations for a variety of wall types, an analytic wall debris model has been developed that allows the prediction of secondary wall debris effects on people and equipment.
This presentation will provide an overview concerning
- Behind wall debris methodology
- Debris characterization
- V/L application
- Model validation
- To analyze and assess effects of munitions on personnel, the vulnerability tools of all nations need improve-ments especially on behind wall effects including secondary debris and blunt trauma.
- To improve the understanding of the protection level of the personnel protective equipment material against behind wall debris, initial collaborative tests were carried out at the Ladeburg Test facility in Meppen, Germa-ny.
Based on numerous tests with penetrating munitions and with contact/embedded detonations for a variety of wall types, an analytic wall debris model has been developed that allows the prediction of secondary wall debris effects on people and equipment.
This presentation will provide an overview concerning
- Behind wall debris methodology
- Debris characterization
- V/L application
- Model validation
TNO Identifier
529336
Source title
16th ISIEMS International Symposium for the Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures, Destin, Florida, USA, 9-13 November 2015
Collation
10 p.
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