- An
explosive (or
explosive material) is a
reactive substance that
contains a
great amount of
potential energy that can
produce an
explosion if released...
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Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable
solid form of
explosive material.
Within the
field of
explosives engineering,
plastic explosives are also...
- The
volcanic explosivity index (VEI) is a
scale used to
measure the size of
explosive volcanic eruptions. It was
devised by
Christopher G.
Newhall of the...
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variety of the
plastic explosive family known as
Composition C,
which uses RDX as its
explosive agent. C-4 is
composed of
explosives,
plastic binder, plasticizer...
- An
improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb
constructed and deplo**** in ways
other than in
conventional military action. It may be
constructed of conventional...
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pressurize at all. Such
decompression may be
classed as
explosive, rapid, or slow:
Explosive decompression (ED) is
violent and too fast for air to escape...
- High
explosive squash head (HESH) A high-
explosive squash head (HESH), in
British terminology, or a high-
explosive plastic/plasticized (HEP), in American...
-
contact explosives have
varying amounts of
energy sensitivity, they are all much more
sensitive relative to
other kinds of
explosives.
Contact explosives are...
- sequence, also
called an
explosive train or a
firing train, is a
sequence of
events that
culminates in the
detonation of
explosives. For
safety reasons, most...
- RDX (abbreviation of "Research
Department eXplosive" or
Royal Demolition eXplosive) or hexogen,
among other names, is an
organic compound with the formula...
