ABSTRACT

Now in its second edition, Forensic Investigation of Explosions draws on the editor‘s 30 years of explosives casework experience, including his work on task forces set up to investigate major explosives incidents. Dr. Alexander Beveridge provides a broad, multidisciplinary approach, assembling the contributions of internationally recognized experts

chapter 2|34 pages

Physics of Explosion Hazards

ByBIBHU MOHANTY

chapter 3|26 pages

Detection of Hidden Explosives: New Challenges and Progress (1998–2009)

BySUSAN HALLOWELL, RICHARD LAREAU, RONALD KRAUSS, CURTIS BELL, JOSHUA RUBINSTEIN, POLLY GONGWER, PAMELA BERESFORD, JAMES C. WEATHERALL

chapter 4|40 pages

General Protocols at the Scene of an Explosion

ByJEAN-YVES VERMETTE

chapter 6|38 pages

The Management of Casework within the United Kingdom Forensic Explosives Laboratory

BySHARON BROOME, CLIFFORD TODD

chapter 7|106 pages

Aircraft Explosive Sabotage Investigation

ByJOHN H. GARSTANG

chapter 8|46 pages

Evidence of Explosive Damage to Materials and Structures in Air Crash Investigations

ByMAURICE BAKER, JOHN WINN, STEVE HARRIS, NIGEL HARRISON

chapter 9|56 pages

Investigation of Gas Phase Explosions in Buildings

ByCHRISTOPHER D. FOSTER

chapter 11|64 pages

Investigation of Pipe Bombs

ByEDWARD C. BENDER, ALEXANDER D. BEVERIDGE

chapter 12|46 pages

Improvised Explosives Characteristics, Detection, and Analysis

ByKIRK YEAGER

chapter 14|36 pages

Chromatography of Explosives

ByBRUCE R. McCORD, INGE CORBIN, AND EDWARD C. BENDER

chapter 17|34 pages

Portable Explosive Detection Instruments

BySARAH BENSON, NAOMI SPEERS, AND VINCENT OTIENO-ALEGO

chapter 18|16 pages

The Signižcance of Analytical Results in Explosives

ByInvestigation GERARD T. MURRAY

chapter 19|16 pages

Forensic Pathology of Explosive Injury

ByINDIRA KITULWATTE, MICHAEL S. POLLANEN

chapter 20|22 pages

Presentation of Explosive Casework Evidence

ByJAMES W. JARDINE