A similar experiment, called a plate test, is used to evaluate explosives. A small charge is detonated under a very heavy steel plate, often 100mm thick. The he

A similar experiment, called a plate test, is used to evaluate explosives. A small charge is detonated under a very heavy steel plate, often 100mm thick. The height the plate is blasted gives a comparitive measure of power, and the size of the dent tells you about brisance, related to the speed of detonation. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07370652.2016.1143059?journalCode=uegm20 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07370652.2016.11...