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Mine and Explosive Ordnance

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Mine and Explosive Ordnance

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Course Description

Teach students professional and safe handling of mine and explosive ordnance. Train students to work in teams and to apply technical protection measures during the use of mines and explosive ordnance.

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Engineers - course
(6. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the concept, graduation and characteristic of explosives
  2. Classify, explain and safely operate with mine and explosive ordnance.
  3. Identify and analyze the factors affecting on the functioning of the mine and explosive ordnance.
  4. Work in teams during the use of mine and explosive ordnance.
  5. Organize, lead and manage the work with the mine and explosive ordnance
  6. Explain and apply the technical protection measures during the work with mine and explosive ordnance.

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Exercises

Field work

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Introduction, concept, development history, classification, characteristics of explosives Seminar: Presentation school samples of explosives, the initial system and supporting devices with a demonstration of action harmless funds.
  2. Lectures: The theory of action of explosives, the general concepts and mechanics of the explosion, Seminar: Presentation school samples of explosives, the initial system and supporting devices with a demonstration of action harmless funds
  3. Lectures: The use of explosives and test methods. Seminar: Test methods for explosives.
  4. Lectures: Working with explosives in a safe manner and legislative regulations. Seminar: Test methods for initial funds.
  5. Lectures: Technical protection measures during working with mine and explosive ordnance. Seminar: Individual performance of several test methods for explosives and initial funds.
  6. Lectures: Initial systems for activation of explosive charges, Seminar: Simulation of activation slow-burning fuse.
  7. Lectures: Initial systems for activation of explosive charges, Seminar: Simulation of activation electric blasting capsule.
  8. Lectures: Initial systems for activation of explosive charges. Seminar: Individual makeing and activation of slow-burning fuse.
  9. Lectures: Initial systems for activation of explosive charges. Seminar: Individually activate electric blasting capsule.
  10. Lectures: Initial systems for activation of explosive charges. Seminar: Individually activation of explosive charge with slow-burning fuse.
  11. Lectures: Safety fuse for igniting explosive charges. Seminar: Individually activation explosive charge with electric detonator capsule.
  12. Lectures: Electrical and guidable networks for igniting explosive charges. Seminar: Simulation of activation explosive charges with detonation-fuse.
  13. Lectures: Safety fuse, electrical and guidable networks for igniting explosive charges. Seminar: Simulation of activation explosive charges with electrical networks.
  14. Lectures: Impacts of use of explosives, security zones, Seminar: Activation of explosive charges with detonation-fuse.
  15. Lectures: Special use of explosives. Seminar: Activation of explosive charges with electrical networks.

Literature

(.), Zukas, J.A:, Walters, W.P. (1998): Explosive Effects and Applikations, Springer, New York, 431,
(.), Atlas Powder Company, (1987): Explosives and Rock Blasting, vol. I., Atlas Powder Company,,
Per-Anders Persson, Roger Holmberg, Jaimin Lee (1993.), Rock Blasting and Explosives Engineering, CRC Press
(.), AAP-19 Nato rječnik borbene inženjerije,
Vladimir Horvat, Ivan Babić (2018.), Uputa i program vježbi s bojevim MES, MORH

For students

General

ID 282212
  Summer semester
3.0 ECTS
L0 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
15 Laboratory exercises