1st Edition
Fundamentals of Explosive Ordnance
About the editors
List of contributors
Preface
Chapter 1 - Explosive Materials -- Fundamentals
Adrian Garrido Sanchis
Chapter 2 – Advanced explosive compositions
Nicholas Kanizaj
Chapter 3 - Detonics – theory and practise
V. Kuznetsov
Chapter 4 - Computational Modelling of the Detonation Process
A. D. Resnyansky
Chapter 5 - Historical reasons for determining the high-rate mechanical properties of solid explosives and propellants
Stephen M. Walley
Chapter 6 – Environmental Impact of Explosive Materials Through Life
Joshua T. L. Wardrop, Federica Persico and Tracey Temple
Chapter 7 - Introduction to Insensitive Munitions and the Reduction of Vulnerability
Adam S Cumming
Chapter 8 - Testing of explosives and explosive ordnance
Mathew Phillip Brooks
Chapter 9 – Shock Tubes and Blast Simulators
Edward Chern Jinn Gan and Alex Remennikov
Chapter 10 - Explosive Ordnance Effects on Structures
S Rigby
Chapter 11 - Modelling of explosive effects
Zongjun Li
Chapter 12 - Quantitative explosive risk assessment of blast and fragmentation hazards
M.G. Stewart
Chapter 13 - Human Vulnerability Subjected to Blast and Fragments
Mansoor Ali Khan, Zain Ali Khan and William Graham Proud
Chapter 14 - Sacrificial claddings for blast protection
O. Wattad and H.Y. Grisaro
Chapter 15 - Drone delivery systems – Perspectives from the war in Ukraine
Oleksandra Molloy
Biography
Paul Hazell is a Professor of Impact Dynamics at UNSW Canberra, Australia, and a leading researcher in the mechanics of high-rate phenomena. With an extensive body of work on shock loading and the dynamic response of materials and structures, he also serves on the editorial boards of several leading journals in these fields. He is the author of ARMOUR: Materials, Theory, and Design (CRC Press, 2nd edition, 2022) and focuses his research on the behavior of materials and structures under impact and shock loading. In addition to his research, Paul has taught courses on computational modeling, shock wave theory, impact dynamics, and protection engineering, earning multiple awards for his engaging and dynamic teaching style. His expertise has also been featured in several documentaries, where he has provided insightful commentary on defense and weapons technology.
Nicholas Kanizaj is a Senior Lecturer in Explosive Ordnance at the School of Engineering and Technology, UNSW Canberra, Australia. His expertise encompasses commercial research across multiple specialized domains, including rocket propellants, small arms propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics. As an educator, Nicholas delivers comprehensive instruction across several critical areas of explosive ordnance engineering. His teaching portfolio includes courses on rocket motor design, propellants, pyrotechnics, and explosive ordnance design and systems, where he combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications to prepare the next generation of specialists in this highly specialized field. His dual role as both researcher and educator allows him to bridge the gap between academic innovation and practical implementation in explosive ordnance technology, contributing significantly to both the advancement of the field and the development of skilled professionals.
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