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Explosive Shocks in Air

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  • © 1985

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Authors:
  1. Gilbert Ford Kinney

    1. U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA

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  2. Kenneth Judson Graham

    1. Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Explosions

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 1-17

  3. Thermodynamics of Explosions

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 18-34

  4. Characteristics of Air

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 35-49

  5. The Shock Front

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 50-68

  6. Reflected Shock

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 69-87

  7. Blast Waves

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 88-106

  8. The Scaling Law

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 107-118

  9. Explosion Overpressures

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 119-136

  10. Internal Blast

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 137-160

  11. Dynamic Blast Loads

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 161-173

  12. Structure Response

    • Gilbert Ford Kinney, Kenneth Judson Graham
    Pages 174-194

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 195-269
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A purpose of science is to organize diversified factual knowledge into a coherent body of information, and to present this from the simplest possible viewpoint. This is a formidable task where our knowledge is incomplete, as it is with explosions. Here one runs the risk of oversimplification, naivete, and incom­ pleteness. Nevertheless a purpose of this work is to present as simply as possible a general description of the basic nature of explosions. This treatise should be of interest to all who are working with explosives such as used in construction or in demolition work, in mining operations, or in military applications. It should also be of interest to those concemed with disasters such as explosions or earthquakes, to those involved in civil defense precautions, and to those concemed with defense against terrorists. That is, this material should be of interest to all who wish to utilize, or to avoid, the effects of explosions as weil as to those whose interest is primarily scientific in nature.

Authors and Affiliations

  • U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA

    Gilbert Ford Kinney

  • Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, USA

    Kenneth Judson Graham

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