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  • ISEE
    Blasting Near New Concrete – 3 Case Histories

    By G. F. Revey

    When rock blasting occurs near new concrete of varying age, engineers representing project owners often express concern that vibration from the blasting will crack nearby concrete. Regulations and/or

    Jan 1, 2006

  • ISEE
    Half-Way House - Controlled Demolition Group "Rocks the Casbah" with Tricky Special-Effects-Laden Blast

    By Jane Wright, Brent Blanchard

    Question: When it comes to demolition projects, what could be more demanding than asking a blaster to explosively demolish a stubby, heavily-reinforced concrete structure in the heart of a third-world

    Jan 1, 2002

  • ISEE
    Mining Applications of High Energy Projectile Impact

    By Robert G. Lundquist

    This paper is a brief summary of work done on mining applications of high energy projectiles. Full scale field testing already completed has used cannons to drive a tunnel, drill large diameter holes,

    Jan 1, 1977

  • ISEE
    IMESAFR Sensitivity Studies

    By Tyler Ross, John Tatom, Lon Lantis

    The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) began development of a Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) tool, IMESAFR (Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk), in 2005 as a technolog

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    New Methodology for Excavation of High Drawbells With Pre-Loading.

    By Guillermo Lazcano Ríos, Jorge Parvez Aguirre, Alejandro G. Díaz Berríos, Felipe Rodriguez Alveal

    Codelco's Chuquicamata Underground Division (DCHS) faces issues due to collapses in its subsidence streets, which hinders the advancement of the subsidence front and leads to the loss of areas and res

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Journal: Safety Talk, The Blaster’s Duty of Care

    By William Reisz

    In our line of work,like many other professions, there may be times when circumstances or a series of events may arise, contributing toward unacceptable risk. When multiple parties are involved, there

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Optimized Blasting Methods for TBM Launching Shaft Construction Beneath the Panama Canal: A Case Study

    By Jose Pineda, Abraham Lindo

    The Panama Metro System’s Network expansion involves excavating a launching shaft for a tunnel boring machine (TBM) to traverse beneath the Panama Canal. The blasting needed for this shaft constructio

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Tennessee's Largest Pipe Installation

    By James R. Houston, Wendel Clay Chaffin, John Loviza

    During the spring and summer of 1993 the largest pipeline in Tennessee was installed as part of the upgrading of Nashville's sewage needs through the year 2035. This new 3.3 million dollar outfall pro

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Ground Vibration Attenuation Rate due to Blasting in South Florida

    By W. Sharkey Bowers

    This study was undertaken in order to determine a conservative estimate of the attenuation rate of vibrations through the shallow limestone in South Florida due to quarry blasting.

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Exclusion Zone Optimization: Application of New Digital Technologies Allowing Ore Production

    By Jair Alarcón, Lucas Steffen, Leopoldo Muñoz

    Flyrock is one of the most significant hazards associated with blasting in open pit mining, especially for blasting operations near communities. Flyrock can lead to severe injuries, fatalities, and pr

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Journal:Security Matters / Procedures to Follow When Explosives Are Missing From Inventory (e.g., Disposition Unrecorded/Unknown)

    Prepare ATF Report of Theft or Loss (ATF Form 5400.5). A Report of Theft or Loss - Explosives Materials must be prepared when it is discovered that explosive materials are missing from inventory. Subm

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Responding to Regulatory Permitting Requirements and Notices of Deficiencies for Open Burning/Open Detonation (OB/OD) Treatment Facilities

    By M Dandeneau, P I. Rajic, K D. Murphy, M B. Johnson, T J. Tope

    "Manufacturers and users of energetic material [i.e., propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics (PEP)] generate unserviceable, obsolete, off-specification, and damaged items that are characterized as reac

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Enhancing Blast Performance Evaluation through 3D Muck-pile Fragmentation Analysis: Overcoming Surface-Based Limitations

    By O. Cermak, F. Degonld

    Although 3D fragmentation analysis is a relatively new technology, it is rapidly gaining popularity among mid-sized mining operations and quarries. The results provided by this technology are adequate

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Mining in the Genesis Open Pit above the Active Deep Star Underground Access

    By Robin L. Simmons

    Mining in the Genesis open pit has been conducted above the active haulage and ventilation declines of the Deep Star underground mine. Production has continued in both mines. The Deep Star haulage and

    Jan 1, 1998

  • ISEE
    Modular Ballistic Pendulum for Measurement of Impulse from Tamped Explosives

    By Roland Alford

    The ballistic pendulum is a well-established piece of test equipment originally developed for estimating the velocity of bullets and projectiles. When trying to understand the effects of different tam

    Feb 6, 2023

  • ISEE
    Electronic Detonator Easy to Implement: No Longer a Myth

    By Laurent Airaud

    For around ten years, electronic detonators are available for those who want to use advanced methods and to apply theories promoted by engineers and professors to reduce blast concerns or improve frag

    Jan 1, 2004

  • ISEE
    Concrete Demolition

    By Duane A. Houkom

    Explosive demolition of concrete has been accepted as a safe and economical means of concrete removal for many years. I imagine that the early concrete blasters were experienced rock blasters who appl

    Jan 1, 1982

  • ISEE
    Testing of a New Blasting Mat Constructed Using Rubber Tractor Treads

    By Matthew K. Coy, Paul N. Worsey

    The work described in this paper comprised the master’s thesis work of the primary author and was conducted at the Missouri S&T experimental mine. The objective was to determine if rubber tractor trea

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Challenges Related to Near-Field Blasting between Critical Interstate and Railroad Infrastructure

    By Luiz Felipe Mendonça de Amorim, Adimir Fernando Rezende, Gustavo Sampaio Lopes, Claudio Cesar Gajardo Arraño, Eltton de Sousa Veras, Manuel Villalobos Calderon

    Many technical challenges were encountered while conducting near-field construction blasting between the critical intersection of Interstate 10 and multiple active railroad tracks in El Paso, Texas, f

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Application of Underground Pre-Splitting in Butte, MT

    By M. Gebhardt, J. Johnson, S. Rosenthal

    The use of presplitting applications in an underground mine setting is a method of reducing overbreak in the rib and back when blasting occurs. Presplitting performed at the Underground Mine Education

    Jan 1, 2024