Attack of Fortified Places. Including Siege-works, Mining, and Demolitions. Prepared for the use of the Cadets of the United States Military Academy

CHAPTER I.

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NOMENCLATURE AND THEORY.

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1. Definitions, 119

2. Theory of Explosion, 120

3. Form and Volume of Crater, 121

4. Relation between Volume of Crater and Charge, 122

4. Miner’s Rule, 122

5. Charge for One Cubic Yard, 123

6. Rule for Common Mines in Ordinary Earth, 124

7. Overcharged and Undercharged Mines, 125

7. Deduction of Formula for Charge, 125

8. Relation between Charges of Common and Over- or Undercharged Mines, 127

8. Charge to Produce a Camouflet, 128

9. Radius of Rupture, 128

10. Theoretical Value of Radius of Rupture, 129

11. Values Adopted by English Authorities, 131

12. Theoretical Value Too Small, 131

13. High Explosives, 131

14. Experimental Determinations, 131

15. Choice of Explosives, 132

16. Probable Advantage of High Explosives for Overcharged Mines, 133

17. Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of Gunpowder and High Explosives, 134