Practical Bomb Scene Investigation, Third Edition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thurman, James T.
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton : CRC Press, 2017.
©20
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title ; Series Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Table of Contents; Series Editor Note ; Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; About the Author ; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Explosion Theory and Dynamics ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Scientific Method ; 1.3 Explosives.
  • 1.4 Types of Explosives 1.5 Classification and Sensitivity of Explosives ; 1.6 Explosive Performance ; 1.7 Firing Trains ; 1.8 Additional Characteristics of Explosives ; 1.9 Accountability of Explosives and Explosives Detection ; 1.10 Explosions ; 1.10.1 Types of Explosions.
  • 1.10.2 Explosion Effects 1.11 Explosion Scene Investigation ; 1.12 Summary ; Review Questions ; References and Additional Reading ; Chapter 2: Identification and Recognition of Commercial, Improvised, and Military Explosives ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Short History of Explosives.
  • 2.3 Low Explosives 2.3.1 Black Powder ; 2.3.2 Pyrodex ; 2.3.3 Photoflash Powder ; 2.3.4 Smokeless Powder ; 2.4 Commercial High Explosives ; 2.4.1 Primary Explosives ; 2.4.1.1 Lead Azide ; 2.4.1.2 Lead Styphnate ; 2.4.1.3 Mercury Fulminate ; 2.4.1.4 Diazodinitrophenol.
  • 2.4.1.5 Tetrazene 2.4.2 Secondary Explosives ; 2.4.2.1 Ammonium Nitrate ; 2.4.2.2 Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil (ANFO) ; 2.4.2.3 Nitroglycerin (NG) ; 2.4.2.4 Dynamite ; 2.5 Water-Based Products ; 2.5.1 Water Gel or Slurry Explosives ; 2.5.2 Emulsion Explosives.