- An
explosive (or
explosive material) is a
reactive substance that
contains a
great amount of
potential energy that can
produce an
explosion if released...
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Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable
solid form of
explosive material.
Within the
field of
explosives engineering,
plastic explosives are also...
- An
improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb
constructed and deplo**** in ways
other than in
conventional military action. It may be
constructed of conventional...
- The
volcanic explosivity index (VEI) is a
scale used to
measure the size of
explosive volcanic eruptions. It was
devised by
Christopher G.
Newhall of the...
- High
explosive squash head (HESH) A high-
explosive squash head (HESH), in
British terminology, or a high-
explosive plastic/plasticized (HEP), in American...
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pressurize at all. Such
decompression may be
classed as
explosive, rapid, diabetic, or slow:
Explosive decompression (ED) is
violent and too fast for air to...
-
variety of the
plastic explosive family known as
Composition C,
which uses RDX as its
explosive agent. C-4 is
composed of
explosives,
plastic binder, plasticizer...
-
physical chemistry,
explosive boiling or
phase explosion is a
process in
which a
superheated metastable liquid undergoes an
explosive liquid–vapor phase...
- a
modern military context, is a
projectile whose payload contains an
explosive, incendiary, or
other chemical filling.
Originally it was
called a bombs****...
- An
explosive belt (also
called suicide belt,
suicide vest or bomb vest) is an
improvised explosive device, a belt or a vest
packed with
explosives and...
