Explosion Hazards and Evaluation
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Explosion Hazards and Evaluation

  1. 840 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Explosion Hazards and Evaluation

About this book

Explosion Hazards and Evaluation presents the principles and applications of explosion hazards evaluation. The text is organized into nine chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss the energy release processes which generate accidental explosions, and the resulting development of pressure and shock waves in a surrounding atmosphere. The manner in which the "free-field" waves are modified in interacting with structures or other objects in their paths is discussed in Chapter 3. Structural response to blast loading and non-penetrating impact is covered in two chapters, with Chapter 4 including simplified analysis methods and Chapter 5 including numerical methods. Chapter 6 includes a rather comprehensive treatment of generation of fragments and missiles in explosions, and the flight and effects of impact of these objects. Chapter 7 considers thermal radiation of large chemical explosions. Explosions may or may not cause damage or casualty, and various damage criteria have been developed for structures, vehicles, and people. These criteria are presented in Chapter 8. General procedures for both the postmortem evaluation of accidental explosions and for design for blast and impact resistance are reviewed in Chapter 9. Engineers, scientists, and plant safety personnel will find the book very useful.

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Yes, you can access Explosion Hazards and Evaluation by W.E. Baker,P.A. Cox,J.J. Kulesz,R.A. Strehlow,P.S. Westine in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Mechanical Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Explosion Hazards and Evaluation
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  8. LIST OF TABLES
  9. INTRODUCTION
  10. CHAPTER 1. COMBUSTION AND EXPLOSION PHENOMENA
  11. CHAPTER 2. FREE-FIELD EXPLOSIONS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
  12. CHAPTER 3. LOADING FROM BLAST WAVES
  13. CHAPTER 4. STRUCTURAL RESPONSE: SIMPLIFIED ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
  14. CHAPTER 5. NUMERICAL METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
  15. CHAPTER 6. FRAGMENTATION AND MISSILE EFFECTS
  16. CHAPTER 7. THERMAL RADIATION EFFECTS
  17. CHAPTER 8. DAMAGE CRITERIA
  18. CHAPTER 9. EXPLOSION EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND DESIGN FOR BLAST AND IMPACT RESISTANCE
  19. APPENDIX A: TRANSFORMATION FACTORS FOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
  20. APPENDIX B: RESPONSE CHARTS FOR A SINGLE-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM OSCILLATOR
  21. APPENDIX C: ANALYSIS FOR PREDICTING THE VELOCITY OF FRAGMENTS FROM BURSTING PRESSURIZED SPHERES
  22. APPENDIX D: ANALYSIS FOR PREDICTING THE VELOCITY OF CONSTRAINED OBJECTS EXPOSED TO AIR BLAST
  23. APPENDIX E: ANALYSIS FOR CALCULATING THE LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO FOR FLYING PLATES HAVING SQUARE OR CIRCULAR SHAPES
  24. APPENDIX F: FLOW CHARTS FOR DYNAMIC STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROCEDURES
  25. APPENDIX G: BRIEF ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  26. APPENDIX H: BIBLIOGRAPHY
  27. SUBJECT INDEX