Nitrostarch Slurry As A Blasting Agent For Snow Safety Work
Subject
Avalanches; blasting agent; nitrostarch
Description
LaChapelle, Edward R., March 1966. Nitrostarch slurry as a blasting agent for snow safety work. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center, Miscellaneous Report No. 11, 4 pp.
A type of high explosive known as nitrostarch slurry has recently become available and has been suggested on several occasions as suitable for snow safety operations such as avalanche blasting. The basic explosive ingredient of this compound is nitrostarch, which is combined with certain other elements and a gelling agent.
Creator
LaChapelle, Edward R.
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Contributors
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center
Date.original
1966-03
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Date.digital
2009-06-16
Identifier
No.11.pdf
Source
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center
Language
eng
Relation
Alta Avalanche Study Center, Miscellaneous Report No. 11
Geographic Location
Alta, Utah
Rights
Digital image copyright 2009, University of Utah. All rights reserved.
Provenance
J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections [TA714 .L33 1966]