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relative weight strength [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demolition (Military)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
DEF

A measure of the energy released per unit weight of the explosive detonated as is related to a standard explosive which has an assigned RWS value of 100 units.

OBS

Term, abbreviation and definition officialized by the Engineers Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Destruction (Militaire)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
DEF

Mesure de l'énergie dégagée par unité de poids d'un explosif par rapport à un explosif de référence dont la valeur est de 100 par convention.

OBS

Terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du Génie.

Spanish

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