TY  - JOUR
T1  - Influence of Storage Time of Explosives on Fragmentation of Marble
AU - , J.M. Akande AU - , R.A. Adebimpe AU - , E.O. Alagada 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 9
SP  - 974
EP  - 977
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2007.974.977
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2007.974.977
KW  - Nitroglycerin
KW  -ammonium nitrate
KW  -explosive
KW  -magazine
KW  -fragmented
AB  - Nitroglycerin  (NG)  and Ammonium Nitrate (AN) stored in a magazine for periods that varies from 6-24  months  were  analyzed  for  hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen using Axios panalytical analyzer. Also the mass of the marble fragmented with these explosives was obtained. The result obtained indicates that the storage of Nitroglycerin explosive in a magazine at temperature of 30°C and above for about 2 years accelerate its deterioration and the carbon constituent of the nitroglycerin explosives increase with increase in time of storage. In addition, ammonium nitrate becomes difficult to initiate on its own without a primer after one year of storage and rock fragmentation with explosives stored for about 2 years reduces with increase in the storage time.
ER  -