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Cover; Half Title ; Series Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Table of Contents; Series Editor Note ; Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; About the Author ; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Explosion Theory and Dynamics ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Scientific Method ; 1.3 Explosives

1.4 Types of Explosives 1.5 Classification and Sensitivity of Explosives ; 1.6 Explosive Performance ; 1.7 Firing Trains ; 1.8 Additional Characteristics of Explosives ; 1.9 Accountability of Explosives and Explosives Detection ; 1.10 Explosions ; 1.10.1 Types of Explosions

1.10.2 Explosion Effects 1.11 Explosion Scene Investigation ; 1.12 Summary ; Review Questions ; References and Additional Reading ; Chapter 2: Identification and Recognition of Commercial, Improvised, and Military Explosives ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Short History of Explosives

2.3 Low Explosives 2.3.1 Black Powder ; 2.3.2 Pyrodex ; 2.3.3 Photoflash Powder ; 2.3.4 Smokeless Powder ; 2.4 Commercial High Explosives ; 2.4.1 Primary Explosives ; 2.4.1.1 Lead Azide ; 2.4.1.2 Lead Styphnate ; 2.4.1.3 Mercury Fulminate ; 2.4.1.4 Diazodinitrophenol

2.4.1.5 Tetrazene 2.4.2 Secondary Explosives ; 2.4.2.1 Ammonium Nitrate ; 2.4.2.2 Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil (ANFO) ; 2.4.2.3 Nitroglycerin (NG) ; 2.4.2.4 Dynamite ; 2.5 Water-Based Products ; 2.5.1 Water Gel or Slurry Explosives ; 2.5.2 Emulsion Explosives

2.5.2.1 Trinitrotoluene (TNT)

Includes bibliographical references and index

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