Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explosives
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Explosive Trains
Author: Engineering Design Handbook. Explosives Series. Explosive Trains
Author: ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND ALEXANDRIA VA.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
The handbook presents theoretical and practical data pertaining to explosive trains. It includes consideration of the various elements which, in considerable variation, may constitute the explosive train of an item. The main charge of an explosive item, such as projectile or warhead filler, is also covered. Data are given on the physical and explosive characteristics of typical explosives and references are cited in which additional data are found. Coverage includes development of the complete explosive train, from elements suitable for initiation of the explosive reaction to the promotion of effective functioning of the final, output element. The nature of the explosive reaction, method of transfer of detonation and measurement of output are discussed. Design principles and data pertaining to primers, detonators, delay elements, leads, boosters, main charges and specialized explosive elements are covered. The effects of environmental conditions and steps to be taken to avoid difficulties are discussed.
Bomb Trains
Author: Justin MikulkaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781072181330
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
In 2013 a runaway train loaded with crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken region derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec--destroying the downtown area and killing 47 people. This was the first of many oil trains that began derailing and exploding across North America as oil companies ramped up shipping a glut of fracked oil by train. Serving in lieu of pipelines, the trains carrying volatile oil soon gained the nickname "bomb trains" from rail operators. These trains continue to pass through small towns and major cities every day, putting an estimated 25 million people in North America at risk. The U.S. and Canadian regulatory systems, corrupted by industry influence, enabled a variety of risk factors that led to these "bomb trains." While the system was broken then, prospects for government oversight have gotten significantly worse in the Trump administration. Under President Trump, critical regulatory roles have been filled by former rail executives, and federal agencies have rolled back the few meaningful protections meant to avoid another oil spill or fatal disaster. Investigative journalist Justin Mikulka tells the story of how we got here, the communities fighting back, and where we could go next in an attempt to defuse the next "bomb train." "A richly researched, well-written, hugely important case study in the peril the public faces when federal agencies are captured by the industries they're supposed to regulate. Profits and body count go up while public safety and confidence in government go down." Marcus Stern, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist "Justin Mikulka at DeSmog has been the indispensable journalist for all wrestling with the crude oil train crisis in North America in the last five years. His new book Bomb Trains... outlines some needed concrete ways forward on rail safety, as well as valuable ammunition from a significant public safety sector for those who would insist on the need for fundamental political changes." Fred Millar, rail safety consultant "[Bomb Trains] is an invaluable resource for understanding how regulations get made; how they get blocked, delayed, diluted, reversed, etc. Its insights are a major contribution to understanding the power of the railroad and the petroleum industries, the acquiescence of the regulators, and the political accomplices. And how invariably profit trumps safety."Bruce Campbell, author of The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal, Justice Denied
U.S. Government Research Reports
Author: Railway Line Clearances and Car Dimensions Including Weight Limitations of Railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
Author: Proceedings of the General Time Convention and Its Successor the American Railway Association
Author: Association of American RailroadsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1378
Book Description
Vol. 1 contains proceedings of the earlier organizations known as the General Time Convention (1872 to 1885) and the Southern Railway Time Convention (1877 to 1885)
The American Railway Association Rules and the Interstate Commerce Commission Regulations for the Transportation of Explosives
Author: American Railway AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explosives
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Explosive Trains
Author: United States. Army Materiel CommandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ammunition
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Laser Ignition of Energetic Materials
Author: S Rafi AhmadPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470975989
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The book gives an introduction to energetic materials and lasers, properties of such materials and the current methods for initiating energetic materials. The following chapters and sections highlight the properties of lasers, and safety aspects of their application. It covers the properties of in-service energetic materials, and also materials with prospects of being used as insensitive ammunitions in future weapon or missiles systems or as detonators in civilian (mining) applications. Because of the diversity of the topics some sections will naturally separate into different levels of expertise and knowledge.
Elements of Armament Engineering
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explosives, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description