An Introduction to Detonation and Blast for the Non-Specialist

Abstract

Blast effects can play a significant role in target damage. This report gives an overview of how blast waves are formed and describes methods for scaling blast overpressure. The aim is to provide a concise overview of blast for the non specialist.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA423660

Entities

People

  • C. R. Wilkinson
  • J. G. Anderson

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Australia
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Detonations
  • Energy
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Information Systems
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Overpressure
  • Systems Science
  • Universities
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design