Development of a New Rectangular Box-Shaped Standard Ammunition Storage Magazine

摘要

A new, earth-covered, standard magazine for the storage of ammunition and explosives is being developed by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The new magazine is to be constructed using the Blast and Fragment Resistant (BFR) wall system, also known as the Agan Steel Panel (ASP) system. The magazine is a rectangular box structure with a flat roof. It is anticipated that this magazine will be approved as a standard magazine for storage of up to 500,000 pounds net explosive weight, in accordance with DOD 6055.9-STD. If approved, it will become the first standard magazine approved on the basis of design using the methods in the U. S. Army Technical Manual TM 5-1300. The magazine will permit storage of large quantities of explosives at standard intermagazine distances , and it will provide the advantages of a rectangular shape rather than a circular or oval arch. This paper discusses the background behind the development of the new box-shaped magazine, the basis of design and blast loading assumptions used, the configuration and details of the new magazine, and advantages over the existing standard magazine designs.