2,000-Pound MK84 Bombs in a Commercial ISO Side-Opening ContainerTransportability Tests

摘要

The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School (USADACS), ValidationEngineering Division (SMCAC-DEV), was tasked by USADACS, Transportation Engineering Division (SMCAC-DET), to test a reduced wooden dunnage loading and bracing procedure for 2,000-pound MK84 bombs with fins on metal pallets in a commercial International Organization for Standardization (ISO) side-opening container. Rail impact, road, and container tilt tests were performed on a loaded commercial ISO side-opening container. The container was rail impact tested on a Trailer-on-Flatcar (TOFC). Road tests were performed with the container mounted on the M871 semitrailer (with the gross weight of the load exceeding transportation chassis limits.) Due to the Shipboard Transportation Simulator (STS) being inoperable, the container was tilted 80 degrees to the back wall with a crane. There was no damage to the load or the container as a result of these tests; therefore, this load is acceptable for transportation in all surface modes.