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  • ISEE
    Calculation of Rock Motion During Bench Blasting

    By Elaine Gorham-Bergeron

    CAROM is a distinct element, dynamic code developed at Sandia National Laboratories to calculate the motion of rock fragments during blasting.[1] It has recently been improved to incorporate a mechani

    Jan 1, 1987

  • ISEE
    Prediction of Blast Fragmentation of Underground Stopes for In Situ Leaching

    By Mark S. Stagg, Rolfe E. Otterness, Farrokh Djahanguiri

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) evaluated empirical equations that predict fragmentation from underground stope rounds. Controlled blasting is necessary for creating leaching stopes that maximize the

    Jan 1, 1994

  • ISEE
    The Measurement of Detonation Waves in Composite Explosives

    By C De La Cruz

    The use of a thin-film piezoelectric stress gauge to determine the pressure profile in a detonating explosive has been demonstrated. These PVDF gauges have measured, in the borehole, the Chapman-Jouge

    Jan 1, 1997

  • ISEE
    An Approach to Incorporate Rock Fabric Information in Blast Fragmentation Investigations

    By Dirk van Zyl

    Rock fabric information is often available from drill hole information and bench face mapping. An approach is presented to predict fragment size distribution of blasted material from this information

    Jan 1, 1986

  • ISEE
    The Chemical Kiloton Experiment the Utilization of 50/50 Heavy ANFO at the Nevada Test Site

    By Don Larson, Gordon Coleman

    The United States Department of Energy, through its contractor Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has entered into a contract with Alpha-IRECO, Inc. for the emplacement of approximately 2.9 milli

    Jan 1, 1994

  • ISEE
    Application of Cross-Correlation and Autocorrelation to Far-Field Digital Seismic Data for Determination of Delay Timing

    By Gregory P. Lorsbach

    Significant information about any blast is contained within the seismic signal generated by the blast. In this study, standard digital signal processing techniques are utilized to extract source param

    Jan 1, 1991

  • ISEE
    Careful Blasting (125,000 cu.m) for a Shopping Centre in Downtown Helsinki

    By R Vuolio, B A. Jonsson

    In the center of Helsinki - capital of Finland - extensive blasting operations were carried out during the years 1982 - 84. At the corner of the streets Mannerheimintie and Simonkatu - in the Forum bl

    Jan 1, 1985

  • ISEE
    The Blasting Contractor as an Insurance Risk

    By Donald C. Clark

    The Blasting Contractor as an Insurance Risk involves a discussion of changing times in the insurance market and changing methods of operation in the construction industry. Since the advent of Interna

    Jan 1, 1977

  • ISEE
    Investigations of Shock Tunnel Dynamics and Energy Realization

    By Joshua Hoffman, Braden Lusk, Perry Kyle

    With the advent of any new technology comes the necessity of fully understanding the mechanics of that technology. The Shock Tunnel is one such technology that provides a cost effective means of simul

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Prototype of MEMS-based Accelerometric Network for Continuous Monitoring of Blasting Efficiency and Seismic Velocities

    By M. Szumny, P. Mertuszka, K. Fuławka

    Mining-induced seismicity is one of the adverse side effects of mining with the use of explosives at great depths. Disturbance of the primary stress state by the development of the network of excavati

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Bridge Demolition in an Environmentally Sensitive Area

    By Ron J. Elliott, Corry Coumans

    The following is a detailed description of the blasting procedures used in the successful demolition of the Stave River bridge, Mission, British Columbia, Canada. This highway bridge spans a highly se

    Jan 1, 1998

  • ISEE
    Near-Field Vibration Monitoring

    By R Yang, P D. Katsabanis, W F. Bawden

    Understanding the mechanisms which are taking place during the propagation of a stress wave generated by an explosive charge is of high importance in the detection, characterization and prediction of

    Jan 1, 1993

  • ISEE
    Blasting at Operating International Airport

    By Earl C. Hutchison, John Loviza

    At the Metropolitan Nashville International Airport, with its more than 600 scheduled daily flights from American Airlines hub operations, other scheduled airline flights, Tennessee Air National Guard

    Jan 1, 1992

  • ISEE
    An Introduction to the Halo Effect

    By Paul Worsey, Seokbin Lim

    In many high explosive applications, the explosives are covered or clad by a metal. This metal cover may serve a variety of purposes including: 1) to protect and prevent the disturbing or misshaping o

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Facing the Drilling and Blasting Difficulties at Helwan Quarry, Egypt

    By M. Khaled, K. Abdel Rahman, M. Khattab

    Helwan limestone quarry is located at a distance of 35 km (21.7 miles) to the south of Cairo downtown. Drilling and blasting operations are used to extract the limestone for the Helwan Cement Company

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    The Waiting Time Recovery Test

    By John T. Aler

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines has been studying the problem of why explosives detonate weakly or misfire during blasting in underground coal mines. Cross-borehole shock wave interaction has been identified

    Jan 1, 1991

  • ISEE
    Enhance Blast Performance by Using PPAN Blended With Emulsion Explosives

    By Sanjay Sengar, Nabiullah Pingua, Saurabh Sahay

    In India, more than 80 percent of the total of 557 million metric ton coal production comes from open-cast mines involving large overburden removal with average 1:3.5 stripping ratio which is going to

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Detection of Plastic Explosives

    By Petr Mostak, Miroslav Horacek, Miroslav Stancl

    Detection of plastic explosives is an important task in the security measures against criminal misuses of this type of explosive. Particles and vapour detectors are basic instruments in this detection

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    The International Development of Dangerous Goods Transport Regulations

    By Ben Barrett

    Dangerous goods, known as hazardous materials in the USA, are subject to special controls during transport to ensure the safety of the public. Dangerous goods are divided into nine classes, and Class

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Wight Pit High Grade Wall Slash

    By Art Frye, Lee Pratt, Gaichang Zhao, Greg Newman

    This paper will discuss the Wight Pit wall slash at the Mount Polley open-pit copper-gold mine that scavenged a high grade block of ore from two double-benches of the pit wall. The Wight Pit orebody,

    Jan 1, 2011