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ENTHALPY OF HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS: PART - 1

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THERMODYNAMICS: wrt EXPLOSIVES FOR ROCK BLASTING

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EXPLOSION IN MILITARY WAREHOUSE IN KAZAKHSTAN ON 26TH AUG 2021

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DOCILE YET POWERFUL EXPLOSIVES FOR ROCK BLASTING

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SENSITIVITY TESTS FOR EXPLOSIVES FOR ROCK BLASTING

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  Results from the firing tests give the best and correct ways to take a conclusion. But the failure of the base product makes the entire exercise futile. In this particular case, we were testing to find out the "Booster Sensitivity" of a new formulation of SME (gassed) explosive. The D Cord itself got misfired. There were remnants of the explosive cartridge also.  The results are shown in the photographs. The test was repeated.

GAS PROPERTIES & EXPLOSIVES FOR ROCK BLASTING

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GAS PROPERTIES & SEISMIC EXPLOSIVES

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THE CHEMISTRY OF DETONATION AND SOME USEFUL THERMODYNAMIC MODELS

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AI, HUMAN INDUCED CHANGES & MINING

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