Chapter Eighteen Part II Explosive Investigations FRSC 8104
Criminalistics II Professor Bensley
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FRSC 8104 Chapter 18 Objectives After studying this chapter,
the student should be able to: Describe the various types of
explosives and explosions Understand how explosives evidence is
analyzed
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FRSC 8104 Chapter 18 Outline I.Introduction A.Definition of an
explosion Anatomy of an explosion
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Anatomy of an Explosion Video: Anatomy of an Explosion - The
ShockwaveAnatomy of an Explosion - The Shockwave
FRSC 8104 Chapter 18 Outline 3.Smokeless Powder Black and
smokeless powders. (a) ''perforated disc'' smokeless powder. (b)
"tube" smokeless powder. (c) "cut square" smokeless powder. (d)
"disc" smokeless powder. (e) Grade Fg black powder. (f) Grade FFFg
(3Fg) black powder. Photographs a to d courtesy of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation Chemistry Unit's powder morphology
database. Photographs e and f courtesy of Rho Sigma Associates,
Inc.