Explosives engineering

Some of the topics that explosives engineers' study, research, and work on include: • Development and characterization of new explosive materials in various forms • Analysis of the physical process of detonation • Explosive generated shock waves and their effects on materials • Safety testing of explosives • Analysis and engineering of rock blasting for mining • Design and analysis of shaped charges and reactive armor • Design, analysis and application of military explosives such as grenades, mines, shells, aerial bombs, missile warheads, etc. • Bomb disposal • Drilling and blasting • Demolition == Organizations ==

• Institute of Makers of Explosives • International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) • Missouri University of Science and Technology • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) ==In popular culture==

The film The Hurt Locker follows an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by insurgents and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. == See also ==