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Blast Effects

Physical Properties of Shock Waves

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Isabelle Sochet

    1. INSA Centre Val de Loire – PRISME Laboratory, Bourges Cedex, France

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  • Contains numerous small to large scale experiments
  • Proposes an application based on UFC-3-340-02

Part of the book series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena (SHOCKWAVE)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Isabelle Sochet
    Pages 1-15

  3. The Rankine–Hugoniot Equations: Their Extensions and Inversions Related to Blast Waves

    • John M. Dewey
    Pages 17-35

  4. The Friedlander Equations

    • John M. Dewey
    Pages 37-55

  5. Shock Wave Overpressure Measurement: Comparison Between Two Piezoelectric Sensor Materials

    • Pietro Tadini, Kevin Gault, Isabelle Sochet
    Pages 57-72

  6. Exploding Wires

    • Xavier Rocourt, Isabelle Sochet
    Pages 73-87

  7. Blast Wave Experiments of Gaseous Charges

    • Isabelle Sochet, Yohann Maillot
    Pages 89-111

  8. Blast Wave Experiments of High Explosives

    • Isabelle Sochet
    Pages 113-120

  9. TNT Equivalency

    • Isabelle Sochet
    Pages 121-140

  10. Small-Scale Blast Wave Experiments by Means of an Exploding Wire

    • Oren Sadot, Omri Ram, Eliram Nof, Eytan Kochavi, Gabi Ben-Dor
    Pages 141-170

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 171-197
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This book compiles a variety of experimental data on blast waves. The book begins with an introductory chapter and proceeds to the topic of blast wave phenomenology, with a discussion on Rankine-Hugoniot equations and the Friedlander equation, used to describe the pressure-time history of a blast wave. Additional topics include arrival time measurement, the initiation of detonation by exploding wires, a discussion of TNT equivalency, and small scale experiments. Gaseous and high explosive detonations are covered as well. The topics and experiments covered were chosen based on the comparison of used scale sizes, from small to large. Each characteristic parameter of blast waves is analyzed and expressed versus scaled distance in terms of energy and mass. Finally, the appendix compiles a number of polynomial laws that will prove indispensable for engineers and researchers.

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  • INSA Centre Val de Loire – PRISME Laboratory, Bourges Cedex, France

    Isabelle Sochet

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