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Blast Waves
Charles E. Needham
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Description for Blast Waves
Paperback. C.E. Needham has spent more than forty years exploring the field of blast and shock, and this book chronicles the lessons he has learned. Historical in perspective, it focuses on blast waves propagating in fluids or materials than can be treated as fluids. Series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF; PN; TGMB; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 539.
As an editor of the international scienti?c journal Shock Waves, I was asked whether I might document some of my experience and knowledge in the ?eld of blast waves. I began an outline for a book on the basis of a short course that I had been teaching for several years. I added to the outline, ?lling in details and including recent devel- ments, especially in the subjects of height of burst curves and nonideal explosives. At a recent meeting of the International Symposium on the Interaction of Shock Waves, I was asked to write the book I had said ... Read more
As an editor of the international scienti?c journal Shock Waves, I was asked whether I might document some of my experience and knowledge in the ?eld of blast waves. I began an outline for a book on the basis of a short course that I had been teaching for several years. I added to the outline, ?lling in details and including recent devel- ments, especially in the subjects of height of burst curves and nonideal explosives. At a recent meeting of the International Symposium on the Interaction of Shock Waves, I was asked to write the book I had said ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642263019
SKU
V9783642263019
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Blast Waves
From the reviews: “This book, written by a distinguished expert on blast waves with more than 40 years of experience in the field, is a welcome addition to the blast wave community. … Important aspects concerning the effects of blast waves on structures are thoroughly presented and illuminated. On the whole I find that the book will serve as ... Read more