Minutes of the Explosives Safety Seminar (14th) Held at Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, on 8-9-10 November 1972

Abstract

Contents: Explosives classification; Hazards of fuel-air explosive weapons; Deep water munitions dump sites; Demolition by burning of batch TNT production lines; Explosive waste incineration; Ground shock from exploding munition shipping containers; Dredging canals with explosives; Containerization of explosives; Sensitivity of fully loaded small arms magazines to bullet impact; Problems in pollution abatement with propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics; Detonation traps to prevent propagation of explosion in pipe lines conveying explosive fluids; Analysis of five years of air quality data taken in the vicinity of a TNT manufacturing plant; Preliminary estimate of concrete thickness, structure configuration and construction costs of laced reinforced concrete structures; Storage and handling of oxidizing chemicals, etc.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1973
Accession Number
AD0758990

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.