Explosives engineering
Explosives engineering is the field of science and engineering which is related to examining the behavior and usage of explosive materials.[1]
Topics
Some of the topics that explosives engineers study, research, and work on include:
- Development and characterization of new explosive materials in various forms
- Analysis of the physical process of detonation
- Explosive generated shock waves and their effects on materials
- Safety testing of explosives
- Analysis and engineering of rock blasting for mining
- Design and analysis of shaped charges and reactive armor
- Design and analysis of military explosives such as shells, aerial bombs, missile warheads, etc.
Organizations
- International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) -
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech)
See also
- Explosives
- Chapman–Jouguet condition
- Chemistry
- Civil engineer
- Chemical engineer
- Gurney equations
- Material science
- Physics