Test Methods for Explosives

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.