Explosives engineering

Short description: Field of study in explosive materials

Explosives engineering is the field of science and engineering which is related to examining the behavior and usage of explosive materials.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Topics
* 2 Organizations
* 3 In popular culture
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## 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, analysis and application of military explosives such as grenades, mines, shells, aerial bombs, missile warheads, etc.
* Bomb disposal
* Drilling and blasting
* Demolition

## Organizations

* Institute of Makers of Explosives
* International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE)
* Missouri University of Science and Technology[2]
* New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech)

## In popular culture

The film The Hurt Locker follows an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by insurgents and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat.

## See also

* Explosives
* Chapman–Jouguet condition
* Chemistry
* Civil engineer
* Chemical engineer
* Gurney equations
* Material science
* Physics
* Drilling and blasting

## References

1. ↑ Cooper, Paul W. (1996). Explosives Engineering. Wiley-VCH. ISBN 0-471-18636-8.
2. ↑ "Mining and Explosives Engineering" (in en-US). Missouri University of Science and Technology. https://mee.mst.edu/.

## External links

* https://www.isee.org/
* http://www.explosivesacademy.org/

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