Testing and Evaluation of Explosives

Course structure

This course is delivered through lectures, case studies of explosive evaluation, and practical/demonstration on the range with a data acquisition workshop.

What you will learn

On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Critique the main test methods to classify explosives performance (detonation velocity, pressure, critical diameter) and other properties of energetic materials,
• Critically review the importance, relevance and limitations of different instrumentation techniques, and their selection and applicability to experimental research and test data gathering,
• Interpret, draw and critically review conclusions from given experimental data.

Core content

• Introduction to current safety testing regimes with examples of the required tests,
• Discussions on the complexity of legislation applied to the testing protocol within the UK,
• Practical demonstration of testing methods and analyse of the data obtained.

Credit towards further study

When taken as an accredited short course, 10 credit points can be put towards the Explosives Ordnance Engineering MSc.

Find out more about accredited short courses.

Who should attend

Speakers

• Dr Nathalie Mai
• Mr Chris Stennett

External

MSIAC staff – NATO unit responsible for providing advice on munitions safety and testing.

DOSG staff – UK MoD regulation staff providing legislation and process for evaluation and testing of explosives.

Concessions

A limited number of MOD spaces are available.

Location and travel

Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS) is a Cranfield School based at the Ministry of Defence establishment on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire borders.

Shrivenham itself lies in the picturesque Vale of the White Horse, close to the M4 motorway which links London and South Wales. It is 7 miles from Swindon, the nearest town, which lies off the M4 at the hub of Britain’s motorway network.

Bath, Cheltenham, Bristol and Oxford are all within an hour’s drive and London less than two hours away by car.

All visitors must be pre-booked in at reception by the person they are visiting on the campus.

For further location and travel details