1. General Concepts and Classification of Explosives. - 1. 1. Safety Precautions in Handling Explosives. - 1. 2. Initiating Devices. - 1. 2. 1. Initiation of High Explosive Charges. - 2. Sensitivity of Explosives. - 2. 1. Determination of the Heat Sensitivity of Explosives. - 2. 2. Determination of the Sensitivity of Explosives to Electric Spark. - 2. 3. Determination of the Adiabatic Sensitivity of Explosives. - 2. 4. Sensitivity of Explosives to Mechanical Stimuli. - 2. 5. Determination of the Initiating Strength of Primary Explosives. - 2. 6. Determination of the Sensitivity of High Explosives to Detonators. - 2. 7. Shock Wave Initiation of Detonation. - 2. 8. Determination of Blasting and Technical Characteristics of Detonators. - 2. 9. Determination of the Initiating Strength of Boosters. - 3. Combustion of Explosives. - 3. 1. Determination of the Combustion Pressure at Constant Volume Conditions. - 3. 2. Determination of the Composition and the Volume of Combustion Products. - 3. 3. Determination of the Combustion Rate of Propellants at Constant Pressure Conditions. - 3. 4. Determination of the Heat of Combustion of Explosives. - 4. Detonation. - 4. 1. Determination of the Detonation Velocity. - 4. 2. Determination of the Detonation Wave Parameters. - 4. 3. Determination of the Detonation Temperature. - 4. 4. Determination of the Composition of Detonation Products. - 5. Working Capacity of Explosives. - 5. 1. Lead Block Test for Determination of the Strength of Explosives. - 5. 2. Determination of Explosive Strength Using the Ballistic Mortar. - 5. 3. Determination of Explosive Strength by Underwater Detonation. - 5. 4. Determination of Explosive Performances by the Double Pipe Test. - 5. 5. Determination of the Parameters of Explosive Effects from the Cylinder Expansion Test. - 5. 6. Determination of the Brisance by the Hess Test. - 5. 7. Determination of the Brisance by Kast's Method. - 5. 8. Determination of the Brisance by the Plate-Denting Test. - 5. 9. Determination of the Shock Wave Parameters. - References. Language: English