ISST (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silo Superhardening Technology) structure with SIFCON (Slurry-Infiltrated Fiber Concrete) - HFC-2 test. Final report, November 1983-September 1984

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6807359

Schneider, B; Mondragon, R; Kirst, J; Berglund, J

In 1983 a new material, slurry-infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON), was brought to the attention of the Air Force Weapons Laboratory (AFWL) by Dr David Lankard of the Lankard Materials Laboratory (LML) in Columbus, Ohio. A review of both high strength and ductility indicated that the material had a potential use in a superhard silo structure. Because the material showed such promise, AFWL proposed a program to construct and test a scale model of a generic superhard silo structure using the SIFCON material. AFWL decided to place the structure in a scheduled calibration test that was part of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silo Superhardening Technology (ISST) testing program in Yuma, Arizona. NMERI then began a program to develop a slurry mix design for use in the structure, as well as construction techniques for placing the SIFCON in the wall of the model.

• Research Organization: New Mexico Engineering Research Inst., Albuquerque (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6807359
• Report Number(s): AD-A-195351/2/XAB; NMERI-WA-8-25-(8.16)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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