Advanced Steel (Chapter 10) Flashcards
- How to determine saddle charge dimension?
Charge thickness: 1 inches
Base of Charge: ½ circumference of target
Long Axis of charge: circumference of target
- What is cutting method of saddle charge?
Cross fracture method
- What is ribbon charge formula
Charge Volume = Charge Thickness x Charge Width x Charge length
- How to find charge thickness?
½ Thickness of the target or minimum ½” of thickness (if thickness is less than ½”)
- How much build up is around primed caps?
½ inches surrounding the blasting cap
- Where are saddle charges primed?
At the long axis apex
- Where do you prime a ribbon charge?
Top center or either end of the ribbon charge
- What types of the explosives use for advanced steel?
Plastic and sheet explosive
- What is purpose of ribbon charge?
Used for flat steel up to 3” thick
• If thickness is greater than 3”, conduct test shot
- What are the volume of explosives?
M112: 20 M186: 9 C2 Prima Sheet: 9.96 M1 dynamite: 10 TNT: 21.43
- How to calculate charge width and length?
Width: 3 x charge thickness
Length: Desired length cut
- How much explosive should be surrounding the blasting cap?
½” surrounding the blasting cap
- How to calculate diamond charge?
Use saddle charge formula CV=B^2
- What is the consideration of C shaped ribbon charge?
A) DET Cord branchlines must be the same length and connected with British junction or M151 Boosters
B) Same thickness, width, and length rules apply as a ribbon charge on flat steel
- Where is diamond charge primed?
At the short axis apexes