Quantity-Distances Waste Big Bucks & Can Be Unsafe

Within these four Q-D categories there are two indices which determine which Q-D prescription should be selected for use in a given situation. The first is the United Nations' Hazard Division 1 subdivisions of the explosives being considered. The second is the Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ). Thes...

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Main Author: Willcox, Robert D
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
DETONATIONS
EXPLOSION CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS
EXPLOSION EFFECTS
Explosions
EXPLOSIVE LOADS
EXPLOSIVE REACTION PROBABILITIES
EXPLOSIVES
EXPLOSIVES HANDLING
FOREIGN REPORTS
HAZARDS
HD(HAZARD DIVISION)
INDEXES
Q-D(QUANTITY-DISTANCES)
RISK
SAFETY
SYMPOSIA
UNITED KINGDOM
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Summary:Within these four Q-D categories there are two indices which determine which Q-D prescription should be selected for use in a given situation. The first is the United Nations' Hazard Division 1 subdivisions of the explosives being considered. The second is the Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ). These indices are two of the three major reasons why big bucks are wasted. The third reason introduces probabilities. Lets look first at the waste caused by using the two Q-D indices. See also ADM001002. Proceedings of the DoD Explosives Safety Seminar (28th) held in Orlando, FL on 18-20 August 1998.