scope:

PURPOSE AND SCOPE.

his UFC serves as a reference tool to assist in the planning and design of Ammunition and Explosives (AE) storage magazines for the Department of Defense (DoD), by providing definitions and information related to the design, selection, and siting of these unique facilities. This UFC is intended to assist in the selection of a magazine design by providing available options and information related to the use of designs that have been used in the past and have been approved by the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB). The individual DoD Services can also provide additional guidance on the selection of magazine designs.

A web site designed to be a companion resource to this UFC is located on the Whole Buildings Design Guide and can be accessed at:

http://www.wbdg.org/design/ammo_magazines.php . This web site provides the following additional information and resources:

• Available electronic copies of referenced military regulations, manuals and standards.

• Available design drawings, approval letters, and specifications for 7-Bar and 3-Bar Earth-Covered Magazines (ECM) that have been approved for new construction.

• Available drawings and related information for the designs of 7-Bar and 3- Bar ECM that are no longer approved for new construction but still in use.

• Available drawings and related information for the designs of ECM and Aboveground magazines (AGM) and containers that have been approved for restricted use.

• A listing of the existing magazine designs that are classified as undefined

• Available drawings for barricade design utilizing various construction materials.

• Links to additional related resources and publications.

This UFC, when used with the companion web site, provides planners and designers of AE storage facilities access to up to date information and resources needed in the selection and design of new storage magazines and in the evaluation of existing facilities.

APPLICABILITY.

This UFC applies to all Service elements and DoD contractors involved in the planning, design, and construction of DoD AE storage facilities worldwide. Specialized magazines (Earth Covered and Aboveground), containers and modular systems with reduced net explosive weights (NEWs) and/or reduced quantity-distances (QD) are not covered by this document; however, DDESB TP 15 provides a listing of approved systems along with requirements, restrictions, and conditions for use in Table AP1-4.