The Blast and Fragment Resistant Construction System (BFR) for Ammunition Quickload Program

The patented blast and Fragment Resistant construction system BFR, known as the ASP, was developed for use in structures to resist the effects of accidental explosions, protective structures for the military and against acts of terror. The system has been tested extensively, and these tests show a significant price and cost performance advantages of the BFR system, as compared to reinforced concrete alternatives, in a wide range of accident and malevolent threat scenarios. This paper will briefly describe the system, its applications, main tests performed and recent tests, performed by the Ballistics Research Laboratory BRL for Ammunition Quickload Program. The purpose in the BRL test was to assess whether BFR movable panels can prevent chain detonation of trucks loaded with ammunition at a distance of 15 ft.