R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Bullet-sensitive Explosive Material
Bullet-sensitive Explosive Material
Beschussempfindlicher Sprengstoff; explosif sensible a l’impact de
balles
Explosive material that can be detonated by 150-grain M2 ball ammunition
having a nominal muzzle velocity of 2700 feet per second when
the bullet is fired from a .30 caliber rifle at a distance of not more than
100 feet and the test material, at a temperature of 70 ° to 75°F., is
placed against a backing material of 1/2-inch steel plate.
(W Impact Sensitivity.)
Burden
Vorgabe; distance entre 1a charge et la surface du massif
That dimension of a medium to be blasted measured from the borehole
to the face at right angles to the spacing. It means also the total
amount of material to be blasted by a given hole, usually measured in
cubic yards or in tons.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF)
A bureau of the (US-)Department of the Treasury having responsibility
for the enactment and enforcement of regulations related to commerce
in explosives under Part 181 of Title 26 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Bureau of Explosives
A bureau of the Association of American Railroads which the U.S.
Department of Transportation may consult to classify explosive material
for the purposes of interstate transportation.
Bureau of Mines
W U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Bureau of Mines Test
W Impact Sensitivity.
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