{{Short description|Field of study in explosive materials}} '''Explosives engineering''' is the field of science and engineering which is related to examining the behavior and usage of explosive materials.<ref name="Cooper"> {{cite book |last=Cooper |first=Paul W. |title=Explosives Engineering |year=1996 |publisher=Wiley-VCH |isbn=0-471-18636-8}} </ref>
== Topics == 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<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Mining and Explosives Engineering |url=https://mee.mst.edu/ |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=Missouri S&T |publisher=Missouri University of Science and Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> * 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 == * Explosives * Chapman–Jouguet condition * Chemistry * Civil engineer * Chemical engineer * Gurney equations * Material science * Physics * Drilling and blasting
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== External links == * [https://www.isee.org/ https://www.isee.org/] * <nowiki>http://www.explosivesacademy.org/</nowiki>
Category:Explosives engineering