EP 1110-345-102
31 Aug 95
CHAPTER II
STANDARD MAGAZINES
2-1. General. Standard magazines are preapproved for
construction and are mandatory for use within the Department of
Defense unless circumstances, such as less storage capacity,
require a non-standard design. The advantages of standard
designs are:
a.
Design costs are saved.
b.
obtaining approval from The DDESB is simplified.
c. Less real estate may be required because of certain
decreased intermagazine separations permitted when standard
magazines are used.
d.
The user has confidence in the end product.
e. Flexibility of storage situations exists because
magazines can be designed to varying lengths.
f. Because of certain reduced separation distances, less
roads, fences, utilities, etc., may be required.
2-2. Description of Earth-Covered Magazines.
A typical earth-
covered magazine has the following features:
a. A semicircular arch, oval arch, or a rectangular box
constructed of reinforced concrete or steel or a combination
thereof.
b.
A reinforced concrete floor slab, sloped for drainage.
c.
A reinforced concrete rear wall.
d. A reinforced concrete headwall that extends at least 2-
1/2 feet above the top of the magazine.
e. Reinforced concrete wingwalls on either side of the
headwall. The wingwalls may slope to the ground or may adjoin
wingwalls from adjacent magazines. The wingwalls may be either
monolithic or separated by expansion joints from the headwall.
f. Heavy steel doors in the headwall (either manually
operated or motorized).
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