Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31306/s.67.1.2
The effects of using the pipe bomb with ANFO explosive as an improvised explosive device
Vječislav Bohanek
orcid.org/0000-0002-1353-7793
; Rudarsko geološko naftni fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
*
Mladen Fusić
; Hrvatsko vojno učilište "Dr. Franjo Tuđman", Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vladimir Horvat
; Hrvatsko vojno učilište "Dr. Franjo Tuđman", Zagreb, Hrvatska
Luka Matak
; Hrvatsko vojno učilište "Dr. Franjo Tuđman", Zagreb, Hrvatska
Dominik Kunić
; Hrvatsko vojno učilište "Dr. Franjo Tuđman", Zagreb, Hrvatska
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) pose a major threat to the safety of the civilian population and members of military formations. The ease of manufacture and the availability of components for manufacture are the reason for the widespread use of IEDs in terrorist and criminal attacks worldwide. The paper presents the different types of IEDs and a worldwide attack with IEDs in which ammonium nitrate (AN) based explosives were used. It also presents the results of tests of the effectiveness of pipe bombs made of various metals with a charge of ANFO explosive. EXPLO 5 program is used to calculate overpressure. During the tests, it was found that the thickness of the walls and the mass of the pipe influence the measured detonation velocity of ANFO explosives and the effectiveness of pipe bombs.
Keywords
improvised explosive devices (IED), pipe bomb, safety, ANFO explosive
Hrčak ID:
329800
URI
Publication date:
3.4.2025.
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