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Lecturer(s)
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Jalový Zdeněk, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Matyáš Robert, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Pachman Jiří, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Week 1 - Basic concepts. Explosion, what are explosives. Explosives, primary explosives, munitions, and pyrotechnic compounds. Their main characteristics. Week 2 - Characterization of explosives: stability, sensitivity and performance parameters. Detonation products, oxygen balance. Week 3 - Initiation of explosives, initiation chain, sensitivity of explosives to external stimuli. Mechanisms of initiation by thermal stimuli (DDT) and shock wave (SDT). Week 4 - Effects of explosives and the effect of explosion on the surroundings. Week 5 - Explosophores, identifying explosives by chemical structure. Aliphatic nitro compounds. Week 6 - Aromatic nitro compounds, nitroesters, nitramines. Week 7 - LOVA explosives, thermostable explosives, inorganic oxidizers, substances in rescue systems. Week 8 - Mixed explosives: industrial and military explosives. Week 9 - Fragments and their use in initiators. Week 10 - Improvised explosives and their precursors. Week 11 - Pyrotechnics and gunpowder. Week 12 - Propellants, explosive products: demonstrations, use and safety. Week 13 - Control test.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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Learn the basic concepts of explosion theory, explosives chemistry and explosive products.
The student will receive a basic overview of types of explosive transformation and various groups of energetic materials. Their chemistry, use in products and properties.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination
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Recommended literature
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COOPER P.W. Explosives Engineering. Wiley VCH, N.Y., 1996. Wiley VCH. 1996.
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FEDOROFF B.T, AARONSON H.A., REESE E.F., SHEFFIELD O.E., CLIFT G.D, KAYE S.M. Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items, Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey, USA, 1960-1983. .
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JALOVÝ Z., PACHMAN J., MATYÁŠ R. Soubor prezentací v Power Pointu k předmětu Základy výbušnin pro záchranné složky. 2025.
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