Assessment of the secundary fragments from buried explosives
conference paper
Different test methods are used to assess the performance of personal protection equipment (PPE) against secondary debris, such as soil, grid and stones, ejected when a buried improvised explosive device (IED) detonates. However no standard scientific test and evaluation methodology exists for this type of threat. One of the reasons is the difficulty in defining the proper threat characteristics. The velocity, mass and distribution of the ejected secondary fragments resulting from a buried explosive are depending on the type, shape and mass of the explosive charge, the material type, size and the mass of the secondary fragments, the depth of burial and the distance from the explosive.
This paper describes the results of an arena test series to determine the threat characteristics from a buried IED. These results consist of the secondary fragment properties (velocity, mass and distribution) and the pressure and impulse at different distances from two specified buried explosive charges buried in two soil types. This data will be used by TNO to draft a first standard test methodology.
This paper describes the results of an arena test series to determine the threat characteristics from a buried IED. These results consist of the secondary fragment properties (velocity, mass and distribution) and the pressure and impulse at different distances from two specified buried explosive charges buried in two soil types. This data will be used by TNO to draft a first standard test methodology.
TNO Identifier
952831
Source title
PASS2018 - 14th Personal Armour Systems Symposium 2018, Washington, DC, USA, 1-5 October 2018
Pages
128-138
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