Explosives engineering is the field of

science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...

and

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

which is related to examining the behavior and usage of

explosive materials An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure. An expl ...

Topics

Some of the topics that explosives engineers study, research, and work on include: * Development and characterization of new

in various forms * Analysis of the physical process of

detonation Detonation () is a type of combustion involving a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front propagating directly in front of it. Detonations propagate supersonically through shock waves with s ...

* Explosive generated

shock wave In physics, a shock wave (also spelled shockwave), or shock, is a type of propagating disturbance that moves faster than the local speed of sound in the medium. Like an ordinary wave, a shock wave carries energy and can propagate through a me ...

s and their effects on materials * Safety testing of explosives * Analysis and engineering of

rock blasting Drilling and blasting is the controlled use of explosives and other methods, such as gas pressure blasting pyrotechnics, to break rock (geology), rock for earthworks (engineering), excavation. It is practiced most often in mining, quarrying and ...

for

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the econom ...

* Design and analysis of shaped charges and

reactive armor Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour that reacts in some way to the impact of a weapon to reduce the damage done to the vehicle being protected. It is most effective in protecting against shaped charges and specially hardened kinetic ener ...

* Design and analysis of military explosives such as shells,

aerial bomb An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory. Engineers usually develop such bombs to be dropped from an aircraft. The use of aerial bombs is termed aerial bombing. ...

s, missile

warhead A warhead is the forward section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic (biological, chemical, or nuclear) material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, torpedo, or bomb. Classification Types of warheads include: * Expl ...

s, etc. *

Bomb disposal Bomb disposal is an explosives engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. ''Bomb disposal'' is an all-encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated functions in the milit ...

*Drilling and Blasting *Explosive Manufacturing *Explosives Safety Education and Certification *Drilling Safety Education and Certification *Blasting Safety Education and Certification

Organizations

Listed in Alphabetical Order: * Explosives Academy * International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) * Missouri University of Science and Technology * New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) * The Academy of Blasting and Explosive Technologyhttp://www.academyblasting.com/

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External links

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

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