INVESTIGATION OF FIBER GLASS REINFORCED RESINS FOR STABILIZATION OF MISSILE LAUNCHING SITES

摘要

Experience with Army tactical rockets and missiles has shown that during launchings over unprotected soil surfaces, the motor blast produces dust clouds that could reveal the firing location to the enemy and causes soil erosion in the launch area detrimental to reloading and operating conditions. As the tactical missiles and rockets are used as artillery and antiaircraft weapons in close support of forward-area ground operations, attenuation of dust clouds and control of ground erosion are considered essential for personnel and equipment protection and for camouflage and concealment. Tests using small rocket motors were made at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station on blast-resistant materials and combinations of materials at exposure temperatures up to 3800 F to select the most favorable combination of materials for field testing.