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    The History of Explosives

    N. C. Dept. of Transportation Safety & Loss Control

    Black Powder
    Saltpeter or Nitre Chinese as early as the 10th Century Roger Bacon published formula in 1242 Berthold Schwartz invented Gun ~ 1300

    Black Powder
    First Powder Mill in Massachusetts in 1675 Americans first blasted with powder around 1773 American Revolution hastened manufacture of black powder New frontiers required blasting to build roads and canals for transporting goods and people (early 1800s)

    What is This? Powder Magazine Dance Hall? Baptist Church? Colonial Williamsburg, VA.

    How Important was Black Powder?


    Guard House Location Storage 10 Wall

    Nitroglycerin and Dynamite


    Discovered by Ascanio Sobrero in 1846 Nobel built factory in 1861 Nobel Patented Dynamite in 1867 Problems included fumes, freezing, & headaches 750 million pounds manufactured in 1955

    Dynamite from Dynamis, meaning power

    Ammonium Nitrate
    Synthesized in 1659 by J. R. Glauber Used for fertilizer and explosives products Texas City explosion ANFO Pros: Easier to load, cheaper, and safer than dynamite Cons: desensitized by water Over 2.2 Billion pounds manufactured in 1974

    Water Gels
    Developed in 1940s to solve the water problem Non-Nitroglycerin Use increased with development of equipment for drilling large diameter holes

    Pros: economics, loading density, low sensitivity, water resistance, no nitro Cons: needs sensitizer, not for small holes

    Binary/Two Component Explosives


    Usually consist of Ammonium Nitrate (sensitizer) and Nitromethane (fuel) Advantages include: not a Class A explosive until mixed no danger of fire while in storage available in correct type and size can deactivate after mixing will detonate at minus 140F Disadvantages include: cost time required to mix

    Initiation Devices
    Safety Fuse Fuse Caps Electric Blasting Caps Delay Caps Vented Caps Composition Caps Detonating Cord Nonelectric Delay Caps Shock Tube

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