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Explosive effects and applications
- Title
- Explosive effects and applications / Jonas A. Zukas, William Walters, editors.
- Publication
- New York : Springer, [1998], ©1998.
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- Description
- xv, 431 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.
- Summary
- This is a broad-based text on the fundamentals of explosive behavior and on the application of explosives in civil engineering, industrial processes, aerospace applications, and military uses. The book includes chapters on all aspects of explosives, each written by an expert in the field.
- Series Statement
- High pressure shock compression of condensed matter
- Uniform Title
- High pressure shock compression of condensed matter.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Introduction to Explosives / William C. Davis -- Ch. 2. Explosives Development and Fundamentals of Explosives Technology / Peter R. Lee -- Ch. 3. Shock Waves; Rarefaction Waves; Equations of State / William C. Davis -- Ch. 4. Introduction to Detonation Physics / Paul W. Cooper -- Ch. 5. The Chemistry of Explosives / Jimmie C. Oxley -- Ch. 6. Theories and Techniques of Initiation / Peter R. Lee -- Ch. 7. The Gurney Model for Explosive Output for Driving Metal / James E. Kennedy -- Ch. 8. Hazard Assessment of Explosives and Propellants / Peter R. Lee -- Ch. 9. Safe Handling of Explosives / Jimmie C. Oxley -- Ch. 10. Demolitions / Chris A. Weickert.
- ISBN
- 0387982019 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 97005779
- OCLC
- 36372371
- ocm36372371
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries