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Blast Design - ZACM4905
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Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  UC Aerospace, Civ and Mech Eng
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

History of explosives use in engineering. Studies of types and properties of explosives, initiation systems, quantity distance procedures. Quarry blasting and explosive demolition. Blast waves and interactions, blast loads on structures, blast analysis and structural design. Survivability of structures.

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