Dimension Stone Shooting with Low Strength High Explosives

International Society of Explosives Engineers
Stephen Castellucci Stephen P. Case William Parsons
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International Society of Explosives Engineers
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7
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475 KB
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 1990

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In this paper, the authors present a step-by-step discussion of dimension stone production at a New England granite quarry. The quarry mines a rare pink granite which is used for facings and panels in the construction of high rise buildings around the world. The discussion includes geological considerations, block layout, drilling, explosives loading, block handling, and mobile equipment utilization.
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APA: Stephen Castellucci Stephen P. Case William Parsons  (1990)  Dimension Stone Shooting with Low Strength High Explosives

MLA: Stephen Castellucci Stephen P. Case William Parsons Dimension Stone Shooting with Low Strength High Explosives. International Society of Explosives Engineers, 1990.

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