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Regulatory Compliance for Drillers, Blasters and Distributors Hotspots and Pitfalls
By Paul Downing
Anyone in business today knows how difficult and time consuming it is to keep abreast of new and revised federal regulations. Those in the explosives industry know that such a task can be next to impo
Jan 1, 2003
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Techno-Economics of Blasting in Tunnels Using High Energy Slurries
By Kate Satish
M/s Konkan Railways Corporation are constructing 760 kms long rail road in the Western Coastal Region of India. The rail road encounters 75 tunnels through the Western Ghats of India with a total leng
Jan 1, 1996
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Explosion Shock Separation: A New Approach in Pretreatment Technique of Lignocellulosic Materials
By Wang Xuguang, Tian Ruigi, Xiong Shangbin, Xiong Daiyu
Combining action features of explosive shock with those of natural lignocellulosic biomass structure, we have successfully developed a new explosive shock dilatation and separation technique for pretr
Jan 1, 1998
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Standards, Environmental Regulations and Consequences for Tunnel Blasting Projects in Urban Areas in Sweden
By Rundqvist
The best method to minimise disturbances from traffic to the neighbourhood and in Urban is probably to go underground. For obvious reasons this will cause vibrations, noise and other environmental eff
Jan 1, 2001
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Dynamite Daze
I attended a funeral in West Monroe, Louisiana, for one of the best powder peddlers I’ve ever known. He started work in 1948 for Dixie Dynamite, a seismograph explosive distributor. His first job was
Jan 1, 2004
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Variations in Vibration Signals from Single Hole Quarry Blasts
By Rob Farnfield, Yuill Gavin
The rock blasting industry continues to be under pressure to reduce the level of vibration induced by the use of explosives. In recent years much research and development has been directed to minimizi
Jan 1, 2001
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Standard of Care for Blasting Negligence
By Timothy Stark
Blasters are usually strictly liable for injury or damage caused by flyrock (trespassory invasion) and blast-induced vibrations (non-trespassory invasion). The application of strict liability to non-t
Jan 1, 2003
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Professional Steps in the Blasting Process
By Mark William Withey
"Blasting safety in surface mining is a necessary industrial goal. Proper techniques and disciplinesexercised during the blasting process enhance the probability of achieving that goal.The blasting pr
Jan 1, 1995
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A Study of Misfires in Mining
By Larry R. Fletcher
A misfire results when explosives fail to detonate as planned during a mine blast. Accidental detonation of misfires is a frequent cause of personal injury, equipment damage, and lost production. In a
Jan 1, 1983
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The Development of an Inhibited Explosive for Black Pyritic Reactive Shale (7d7c104e-e6d0-4205-a9a2-1931966d478c)
By P Bellairs
The Hamersley Province is located 1000km to the North of Perth the Capital City of Western Australia and is of major economic significance due to the mining of extensive deposits of Haematitic Iron Or
Jan 1, 1996
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Preventing and Dealing with Blasting Complaints
By Michael Ostrowski
While the words “explosives” and “blasting” cause insurers to become apprehensive, skilled contractors using modern techniques under controlled conditions rarely cause serious damage or injury. Howeve
Jan 1, 2003
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Journal: Make a Good Impression / Pre-blast Surveys
By Sandra Penttinen
There are several ways to get a positive reaction from neighbors to blasting projects. When you need to enter structures to conduct a pre-blast inspection, the impression you make on the structure own
Jan 1, 2006
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Predicting Rotary Drill Performance
By George P. Jr Schivley
Looking at the process of drilling rock from the standpoint of the power required, yields an equation that relates Force-on-the-Bit; Torque, to rotate the bit; and bit Angular Speed to the Penetration
Jan 1, 1994
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Gravois Bluffs: Review of a Successful Large-Scale Blast-Monitoring program.
By David Weidner
Public relations, regulatory compliance, determination and implementation of pre-blast inspections, and accurate blast monitoring data are all essential components when conducting blasting operations
Jan 1, 2001
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Iron Ore Blast Designs and Cap Testing at the Minntac Mine
By Jack Eloranta
To improve control of blasting, tests were performed to assess non-electric cap accuracy. Simultaneous testing using a Velocity of Detonation Recorder (VODR), Red Lake Lo-Cam and an Instantel DS-677 b
Jan 1, 1992
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Investigative Blast Programme for Chek Lap Kok
By Alastair Torrance, George Boucher
The authors were involved in the Trial Blast work at Chek Lap Kok, the site of the new Hong Kong Airport. As part of that work a series of computer programs including 3x30, QFRAG, DESIGNER and 3DMUCK
Jan 1, 1994
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Blasting in the New Mellinnium: Are We Learning from Mistakes
By Steve Dillingham
There are some blasters and blasting companies that just seem to have better safety reputations than others. This is in spite of the fact that they are essentially doing the same type of work under si
Jan 1, 2003
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Blasting in the New Mellinnium: Safety and CredibilityA Recipe for Success
By Steve Dillingham
In every aspect of conduct, on the blast site or off, the issue of credibility is raised. Promises are made, commitments are satisfied, safe practices are obeyed, communication is maintained, and prov
Jan 1, 2003
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Water Overpressure Monitoring during an Arctic Winter
By Jeff Peterson, Alastair Grogan
During the winter of 2001/2002, a number of seismic exploration projects were carried out in the Mackenzie River Delta area of the Northwest Territories, in Canada. The purpose of the seismic projects
Jan 1, 2003
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Blasting in a Cement Kiln
By Ray Patterson
A planned modification to a cement kiln at the Holnam Portland Cement Plant near Florence, Colorado required the removal of a ring of cast-in-place (CIP) refractory lining. The CIP lining was approxim
Jan 1, 1999