LEADER 04400nam 22006495 450 001 9910878068403321 005 20240731125641.0 010 $a3-662-69237-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-662-69237-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31575189 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31575189 035 $a(CKB)33566099500041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-662-69237-0 035 $a(EXLCZ)9933566099500041 100 $a20240731d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBallistics $eTheory and Practice /$fby Beat P. Kneubuehl 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aBerlin, Heidelberg :$cSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (451 pages) 311 $a3-662-69236-8 327 $a1 Introduction -- 2 Physical basics -- 3 Interior ballistics -- 4 Intermediate ballistics -- 5 Exterior ballistics -- 6 An outline of terminal ballistics -- 7 Ricochets -- 8 Special applications of ballistics. 330 $aThis work provides comprehensive, practice-oriented coverage of ballistics. It explains the principles and calculation methods for the main four areas of ballistics, regardless of calibre, drawing on numerous facts, observations and examples from the author?s decades of experience. Interior ballistics: The characteristics of explosive materials (detonating agents and propellants), methods for calculating gas pressure and the velocity of projectiles and rockets during the acceleration phase, alternative systems for accelerating projectiles and the acceleration of fragments. Intermediate ballistics: The dynamics of the moment at which the projectile leaves the muzzle and propellant gas is ejected from the barrel, effects on the person or structure supporting the weapon and approaches to resolving questions regarding shots from close range in criminology and forensic medicine. Exterior ballistics: The forces acting on a projectile and methods for calculating them, models for calculating trajectories (including the ballistic coefficient), gyroscopic projectile stabilization theory and aerodynamic optimization of projectiles. Terminal ballistics: Empirically-derived facts and data. The principles of ballistic protection design, ballistic testing problems and possible solutions and a comprehensive discussion of ricochets ? a matter of considerable importance in forensics. The book is intended for ballisticians, military personnel, police officers, criminologists, shooting range specialists, sport shooters, hunters and anyone else with an interest in ballistics. Beat P. Kneubuehl holds a PhD in forensic science and a master?s degree in mathematics. For 33 years he was head of the Ballistic Science Unit at the Ballistics, Weapons and Ammunition Test Centre of the Swiss Ministry of Defence. He developed key ballistics software and frequently played a leading role in range tests involving every calibre of munition. He devoted himself to the problems of ballistic protection and the effects of projectiles under the auspices of the European Committee for Standardization and of NATO. After completing a doctorate in forensic science, he added forensic ballistics to his field of activity. His earlier publications include the standard work Wound Ballistics: Basics and Applications (also published by Springer-Verlag). 606 $aMechanics 606 $aForensic sciences 606 $aPhysics 606 $aPolitics and war 606 $aCriminology 606 $aClassical Mechanics 606 $aForensic Science 606 $aClassical and Continuum Physics 606 $aMilitary and Defence Studies 606 $aCrime Control and Security 615 0$aMechanics. 615 0$aForensic sciences. 615 0$aPhysics. 615 0$aPolitics and war. 615 0$aCriminology. 615 14$aClassical Mechanics. 615 24$aForensic Science. 615 24$aClassical and Continuum Physics. 615 24$aMilitary and Defence Studies. 615 24$aCrime Control and Security. 676 $a531 700 $aKneubuehl$b Beat P$01587807 701 $aRawcliffe$b Steve$01758650 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910878068403321 996 $aBallistics$94196850 997 $aUNINA