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  • ISEE
    Field Investigations into Blast Design Parameters of Highly Jointed Rockmass of Overburden: A Case Study of Large Opencast Coalmine (India)

    By V R. Sastry, D P. Singh, N R. Thote

    Rock parameters which are uncontrollable impose restrictions on the procurement of desirable fragmentation. Blast design parameters which are controllable prove to be important tool in blasting operat

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Evaluation of Schedule IV-Type Containers

    By D Wilson, E Nagy, R A. Augsten, R R. Vandebeek, R L. Guilbeault

    The Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory (CERL), is evaluating the status of the Schedule IV explosives container as it presently pertains to the industry. The Schedule IV container serves the same

    Jan 1, 1990

  • ISEE
    Open Pit Wall Control Analysis using Photogrammetry

    By Charles Zdazinsky

    Back-break induced from blasting is a concern in open pit metal mining because it compromises the conditions of the pit’s final walls. Final walls that have excessive blast induced damage commonly req

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Protecting a Gas Pipeline from Cast Blast Induced Vibration Damage

    By Sterling Ziegler, Kameron Ray

    Mining operations at a Wyoming coal mine were progressing to within 300 feet (91 meters) of a high pressure natural gas pipeline. Vibration levels from cast blasting were at a point at which standard

    Jan 1, 2018

  • ISEE
    Managing Commercial Explosives Operations Using Quantitative Risk Assessment

    By Lon Santis

    This paper describes several applications of quantitative risk assessment in the management of commercial explosives operations. The Institute of Makers of Explosives’ (IME) quantitative risk assessme

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Application of Factor of Safety Concept for Evaluation of Flyrock Risk in Some Limestone Mines

    By A K. Raina, P B. Chourdhury

    Flyrock is the unwanted throw of rock fragments to excessive distances in opencast blasting. The incidence is relative in nature incorporating the distance of objects of concern like structures within

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Are Electronic Initiation Systems the Unique Answer to Solve Blasting Issues?

    By Jesus A. Pascual de Blas

    After 30 years of development and introduction, electronic initiation systems are now well established in blasting applications, both mining, quarrying and civil works. In terms of blast technology, i

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    The Effects of Fault Planes on the Propagation of Vibration Waves

    By Abdulkadir Karadogan, Zikri Keti, Umit Ozer, Mehmet Aksoy, Ulku Kalayci

    This paper presents an investigation about how the motions of blast induced vibration waves were affected by the presence of the fault planes. This study was carried out at Espey Open- Pit Boron (Cole

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    A Reanalysis of Fragmentation Data from the Red Dog Mine

    By Finn Ouchterlony

    "Recently detailed fragmentation data from blasts fired with electronic delay detonators (EDDs) in the Red Dog mine in Alaska were presented. They include a comparison with pyrotechnic detonators ford

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    Stope Blast Improvement by a New Blast Design in Leeville Underground Mine

    By Miquel Lamadrid, Changshow Sun, Chris Johnson

    To reduce blasting overbreak and improve stope stability, several new blast designs were proposed for current and future stopes. Based on the analysis of the powder factor, and the extent of damage zo

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Application of the NIOSH-Modified Holmberg-Persson Approach to Perimeter Blast Design

    By Chick Kerkering, Stephen Iverson

    Perimeter control blasting is common in civil construction projects but not as common in mining. A poorly designed and executed underground mine development blast design can result in unwanted wall ro

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Double Deck Blasting for Rapid Tunnel Advance in Hong Kong

    By Rohan Stevens, Katsuhiro Kameyama, Osamu Iwata, Jinming Liao

    In densely populated cities such as Hong Kong, where unoccupied space is becoming more valuable as the population grows, city planners are more often looking to underground space to meet the increasin

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    Field Testing of Aluminum Mesh for Blast Mitigation Properties

    By Joshua Hoffman, Braden Lusk, Kyle Perry

    Despite its porous and lightweight characteristics, aluminum mesh is believed to have blast mitigation properties. The current use of the mesh includes fuel tanks for airplanes, boats, and fuel statio

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Shockwave Consolidation to Densify Powders into a Bulk Material

    By David Nemir, Jan Beck

    A challenge in materials science is the production of a bulk solid material from a powder precursor. One solution is to use shockwave consolidation whereby a ductile tube is loaded with the powder of

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    The Use of High-Speed Motion Picture Photography in Blast Evaluation and Design (23c6f2b6-16c1-4f76-b2cd-4d87a79d67ba)

    By P J. Dailey, S L. Burchell, R F. Chiappetta

    High-speed motion picture photography and its application to the mining, quarry, construction, and explosive industries has proven to be a valuable diagnostic tool. The techniques developed allow one

    Jan 1, 1983

  • ISEE
    Inverse Hybrid Method for Determining Pressure Loading on Plates Due To Buried Mines

    By Damien Bretall, William Fourney

    Due to the changing face of warfare there is an ever growing need to protect the underside of combat vehicles from mine blasts. This paper presents a new method to better characterize the pressure pro

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Lessons Learned from Blasting in Highly Weathered Sandstone

    By Tyler Rockley, Greg Bailey

    This paper is an engineering case study of a blast performed on a highly weathered sandstone isthmus in an area sensitive to vibration and airblast, the challenges associated with such a blast, the me

  • ISEE
    Using Artificial Intelligence and 3D Imaging to Provide Real-time Particle Size Analysis on Haul Trucks

    By Saeed Karimifard, Saman Nouranian, Shahram Tafazoli, Bahram Sameti, Frank Chu, Caitlin McKinnon, Tetiana Konstantynivska, Glen Turner

    Continuing blast optimization is the cornerstone of any mine-to-mill approach, and particle size analysis is a key metric for meeting blast targets to reduce overall energy consumption and operating c

  • ISEE
    Don't Wage War in the Media, or Be Silent and Forfeit It All!

    By S D. Cummings

    "CRACKS CONCERN CORPORATION" Was the headline on the front page of the Terre Haute Tribune Star, March 1994. Having spent several years following up on blast-induced damage allegations made this artic

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Rockbreaking Characteristics of Various Mining Explosives in Small Diameter Holes

    By J R. Brinkmann

    The South African gold mining industry presently uses four different types of explosives in stope blasting. There is general agreement that the type of explosive has considerable effect on Important b

    Jan 1, 1989