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The previous chapter dealt with bare charges. In this section we will discuss the effects of casing materials in direct contact with the explosive. These casing materials may range from a light paper or cardboard surround to a thick high strength steel case that may have a mass of many times the explosive mass.
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Needham, C.E. (2010). Cased Explosives. In: Blast Waves. Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05288-0_6
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