Explosive Effects and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780387955582 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 433 str.

Jonas A. Zukas; William Walters; Jonas A. Zukas

Opis

This is a broad-based text on the fundamentals of explosive behavior and the application of explosives in civil engineering, industrial processes, aerospace applications, and military uses.

Spis treści

Introduction to Explosives (W.C. Davis). Explosives Development and Fundamentals of Explosives Technology (P.R. Lee). Shock Waves, Rarefaction Waves, Equations of State (W.C. Davis). Introduction to Detonation Physics (P. Cooper). The Chemistry of Explosives (J.C. Oxley). Theories and Techniques of Initiation (P.R. Lee). The Gurney Model for Explosive Output (J.E. Kennedy). Hazard Assessment of Explosives and Propellants (P.R. Lee). Safe Handling of Explosives (J.C. Oxley). Demolitions (C. Weickert)