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  • ISEE
    Use of Electronic detonators to control blast vibrations – a cautionary tale

    By S. Hosein, W. Birch, C. Johnson

    The widespread adoption of electronic detonators has given rise to the development of linear superposition to control the environmental impact on both third-party properties and residents resulting fr

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Construction Blasting in Central Oregon

    By Paul Schmiesing, Matt Higgins

    Central Oregon is a fast growing resort community centered in Bend, Oregon. Bend is bordered by the Cascade Mountains to the west and the high dessert to the east. Central Oregon is blanketed with lav

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Case Study: Technology Application for a Hardness Model in Minera Caserones

    By Hernan Navea, Carlos Alvarado, Exequiel Nuñez, Matías Suarez, Jhon Silva, Bryan Townsend, Bryan Caceres, Felipe Pontanilla

    Nowadays, technology dominates all aspects of human activities, and drilling and Blasting (D&B) is no exception. In most cases, the use of technology in D&B is focused on controlling individual activi

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Charleroi Locks and Dam - Old River Wall Explosive Demolition

    By David Harrison

    The Charleroi Locks and Dam (Figure 1) was completed in 1932 and is located on the Monongahela River, approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of Pittsburgh, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. It is comprised of

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Innovative Online Technology Enabling Optimization in Blasting Operations

    By Jim Peterson, Ricardo Freire, Mason Biernat

    Variable nature of rock and face conditions, varying execution and changing nature of blasting are making ongoing optimization challenging. Intelligent planning and on-going analytics are required to

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Risk Assessment Software Applied To Large Bomb Detonations Near Structures

    By Joshua Hoffman, Rob Farnfield, Catherine Johnson, Braden Lusk, Morgan Lane

    IMESAFR (IME Safety Analysis for Risk) is a quantitative risk assessment software tool developed by the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) and A-P-T Research, Inc. It is used for managing risk in

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Coyote Shooting at Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

    By D T. Froedge

    This paper is a presentation of a coyote shot at the Oriskany Sand Quarry of the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.

    Jan 1, 1982

  • ISEE
    Adjusting Blasting to Increase SAG Mill Throughput at the Red Dog Mine

    By N. Paley

    An engineering project was undertaken at the Cominco Alaska Red Dog Mine to determine the extent that Semi-Autogenous Grinding (SAG) mill throughput could be increased by blasting differently. The Jul

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Blast Modeling for Facility Security Management

    By Shonn K. McNeill, Joshua Micah Hoffman

    Security engineering is similar to other forms of engineering – the design is guided by the loads, materials, and desired function. For facility design, the load is the threat. Facilities that are de

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Underground Blast Monitoring and Rock Mass Anisotropy

    By Jody Todd, Ernesto Villaescusa, Ronald Lachenicht, Kelly Fleetwood

    In the underground environment, characterisation of a rock mass during the mining cycle becomes increasingly difficult due to a lack of rock mass exposure for measurement or observation. In most cases

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Winning thin coal seams with Stratablast™- improving coal recovery and sustainability at Anglo Coal’s Drayton Mine

    By Matthew Graham, Tapan Goswami, Geoff Brent

    In dragline coal mining operations, throw blasting is used for the controlled placement of overburden to maximise coal exposure rates or to minimise overburden removal costs. This may necessitate sacr

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Close in Blasting in Urban Areas, Changing Regulations and a Case Study

    By C. Breeds, K. Jeremiah, E. Jennings

    Washington State has a well developed set of blasting regulations which have been promulgated by the Department of Labor using extensive stakeholder input, not only from citizens but also from manufac

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Estimation Particle Velocity on the Basis of Blast Event Measurements

    By Gungor Tuncer, Ali Kahriman, A. Kadir Karadogan, Savas Gorgun

    The environmental problems arisen from ground vibration and air blast have been faced and discussed frequently in various industries such as mining, construction, quarry, pipe line etc. where blasting

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Vibration Monitoring Standards Connected to the Use of Explosives in Different Countries

    By Johan Finsteen Gjødvad, Mathias Jern

    The paper is part of the ongoing work of the Environmental committee of EFEE. To assist the European experts working with explosives one of the aims is to improve the common knowledge of similarities

  • ISEE
    Vibration Monitoring Standards Connected to the Use of Explosives in Different Countries

    By Johan Finsteen Gjodvad, Mathias Jern

    The paper is part of the ongoing work of the Environmental committee of EFEE. To assist the European experts working with explosives one of the aims is to improve the common knowledge of similarities

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    How to Control Blast Vibrations in an Urban

    By R E. Langston, S M. Gazioglu

    A preconstruction inventory program was conducted to determine the existing conditions of residential, non-residential and all other structures within 2,000 feet of the blasting limits for a highway e

    Jan 1, 1980

  • ISEE
    The 1998 Explosion of the Debruce Grain Elevator

    By Jerome H. Stofleth

    In June of 1998, the DeBruce Grain Elevator was devastated by an accidental explosion caused by the unintentional ignition of grain dust. The DeBruce grain elevator was the largest ‘single head-house’

    Jan 1, 2004

  • ISEE
    Low-Rise Building Damage from Low-Amplitude Ground Motions

    By Roger E. Scholl

    Data on off-site low-rise building damage from underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) [The AEC has been called the United States

    Jan 1, 1976

  • ISEE
    Finite Element Modelling for Predicting Backbreak in Rock Blasting Operations.

    By S. Behera, K. Dey

    This paper presents a methodology for finite element (FE) modelling to analyse the total deformation of rockmass under blast-load, with a focus on predicting backbreak that may occur during surface bl

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Airblast Reduction from Effective Blasthole Stemming

    By Duane Skidmore, Francis Otuonye, Calvin J. Konya

    Proper stemming not only affects the rock breakage process, but also controls the unwanted side effects of blasting such as airblast, ground vibration, and flyrock. Little research has been conducted

    Jan 1, 1982