U.S. Army Explosives and Demolitions Handbook

by U.S. Department of the Army

Overview

Military demolitions are the destruction by fire, water, explosive, and mechanical means of areas, structures, facilities, or materials to accomplish a military objective. The U.S. Army Explosives and Demolitions Handbook is a guide to the use of explosives in the destruction of military obstacles from the Department of the U.S. Army. This guide includes information on types, characteristics, and uses of explosives and auxiliary equipment; preparation, placement, and firing of charges; safety precautions; handling, transportation, and storage of explosives; deliberate and hasty demolition methods; and much more.

Applicable to nuclear and nonnuclear warfare, and having offensive and defensive uses, the knowledge one will come away with from reading this handbook is invaluable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628730418
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	08/01/2010
Series:	US Army Survival
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

The  Department of the Army  (DA) is one of the three military departments within the  Department of Defense of the United States of America. Its mission is to fight and win our Nation’ s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Demolition Materials

Section I Introduction 1-3 3

II Military explosives and special charges 4-28 3

III Demoliton accessories 29-41 22

Chapter 2 Firing Systems

Section I Nonelectric firing system 42-50 53

II Electric firing system 51-62 60

III Detonating cord priming 63-71 71

IV Dual firing systems 72-75 79

Chapter 3 Calculation and Placement of Charges

Section I Introduction 76-77 85

II Timber cutting charges 78-79 85

III Steel-cutting charges 80-83 87

IV Pressure charges 84-85 95

V Breaching charges 86-87 97

VI Cratering and ditching charges 88-94 99

VII Land clearing and quarrying charges 95-99 106

Chapter 4 Demolition Projects

Section I Demolition Plan 100-102 109

II Techniques common to most demolitions 103-105 122

III Bridge demolitions 106-126 123

IV Damaging transportation lines 121-126 141

V Damaging Communications systems 127-128 145

VI Destruction of buildings and installations 129-132 146

VII Destruction of equipment and supplies 133-137 147

Chapter 5 Safe Handling, Transportation, and Storage of Explosives

Section I General safety precautions 138-140 149

II Transportation, storage, and disposal 141-145 150

Appendix A References 153

B Metric Charge Calculations 154

C Use of Land Mines, Aerial Bombs, and Shells As Demolition Charges 157

D Summary of Explosive Calculation Formulas 160

E Power Requirements For Series Firing Circuit 162

F Special Demolition Materials And Techniques 166

Index 179