Test Methods for Explosives - Suceska, Muhamed

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Résumé :
This book treats the experimental methods used to determine the physical properties of explosives and explosions - physical principles, operating procedures and evaluations of results. Aimed at practicing engineers as well as experimental physicists who investigate the effects of explosions, this book will be of interest to research laboratories, manufacturers of explosives, military training establishments, technical laboratories and so forth.

Sommaire:
1. General Concepts and Classification of Explosives.- 1.1. Safety Precautions in Handling Explosives.- 1.2. Initiating Devices.- 1.2.1. Initiation of High Explosive Charges.- 2. Sensitivity of Explosives.- 2.1. Determination of the Heat Sensitivity of Explosives.- 2.2. Determination of the Sensitivity of Explosives to Electric Spark.- 2.3. Determination of the Adiabatic Sensitivity of Explosives.- 2.4. Sensitivity of Explosives to Mechanical Stimuli.- 2.5. Determination of the Initiating Strength of Primary Explosives.- 2.6. Determination of the Sensitivity of High Explosives to Detonators.- 2.7. Shock Wave Initiation of Detonation.- 2.8. Determination of Blasting and Technical Characteristics of Detonators.- 2.9. Determination of the Initiating Strength of Boosters.- 3. Combustion of Explosives.- 3.1. Determination of the Combustion Pressure at Constant Volume Conditions.- 3.2. Determination of the Composition and the Volume of Combustion Products.- 3.3. Determination of the Combustion Rate of Propellants at Constant Pressure Conditions.- 3.4. Determination of the Heat of Combustion of Explosives.- 4. Detonation.- 4.1. Determination of the Detonation Velocity.- 4.2. Determination of the Detonation Wave Parameters.- 4.3. Determination of the Detonation Temperature.- 4.4. Determination of the Composition of Detonation Products.- 5. Working Capacity of Explosives.- 5.1. Lead Block Test for Determination of the Strength of Explosives.- 5.2. Determination of Explosive Strength Using the Ballistic Mortar.- 5.3. Determination of Explosive Strength by Underwater Detonation.- 5.4. Determination of Explosive Performances by the Double Pipe Test.- 5.5. Determination of the Parameters of Explosive Effects from the Cylinder Expansion Test.- 5.6. Determination of the Brisance by the Hess Test.- 5.7. Determination of the Brisance by Kast's Method.- 5.8. Determination of the Brisance by the Plate-Denting Test.- 5.9. Determination of the Shock Wave Parameters.- References.