LB-220 : Explosives & Ballistics: Test & Evaluation: Overview for Technicians, Engineers & Scientists

• Concerns when using High Explosives and Propellants
• Explosives testing; Rendering Safe Procedures (RSP)
• Ballistics of Gun Systems: Interior, Exterior and Terminal
• Launching of Projectiles & Sabot Packages as well as Full Bore Projectiles
• Test and Evaluation: Considerations
• Gun System Testing & Evaluation
• Acceptance Criteria:Ammunition and Gun Systems
• Safety Considerations
• Armor Systems & Armor Systems Testing
• Passive and Active Armor Testing
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Safety Equipment and Emergency Services
• Safe Handling, Storage and Transportation of Explosives
• Environmental and Chemical Hazards of Test Facilities
• Instrument Safety Concerns: X-Rays, Lasers, Radar, High Speed Cameras, etc.
• Use of High Speed Photography and X-Rays in Data Collection
• Things to Do and Not Do in a Test Range Facility
• Considerations for Design of Experiment & Collection and Recording of Data
• Lessons Learned