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  • ISEE
    Blast- Induced Structural and Crack Response of a Brick Residential Structure Near an Aggregate Quarry

    By Charles Dowding, Cathrine Aimone-Martin

    This article summarizes an investigation of the structural response of a brick façade home in New Mexico. The subject Ricter residence was located some 1100 to 1400 ft away from an aggregate quarry, a

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Measurement of Pressure Variances

    By Jason Baird, Philip Mulligan, Caleb Baumgart

    This report details the pressure variances, measured at four pressure sensors placed equidistant from the center of an airburst explosion, as the blast pressure from a single charge expands radially.

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    A Blaster Complies with Department of Transportation Regulations

    By Donald H. Matthews

    I wish to preface my remarks with the warning that I, in no way profess to be an authority on the U. S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials Regulations, 49CFR Parts 100-199, nor attempt

    Jan 1, 1977

  • 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 Large Chamber Test for Toxic Fumes Analysis of Permissible Explosives

    By Dennis J. Viscusi, James H. III Rowland, Lon D. Santis, Mark H. Weslowski

    This paper describes the procedure for analysis of toxic fumes from the detonation of high explosives using the Large Chamber at the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM), Pittsburgh Research Center (PRC). This

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Ground Vibration Effects on Structures

    By David E. Siskind

    U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 8507 was published in 1980. In a comprehensive analysis of all known blast damage studies plus new definitive data, the USBM authors adopted new safe level

    Jan 1, 1998

  • ISEE
    Cosmar and Blasting

    By Lee W. Saperstien

    Section 709 of Public Law 95-87, "Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977," requests the National Academy of Sciences to determine if the standards of the act are applicable to minerals oth

    Jan 1, 1979

  • ISEE
    Harlan Diversion Project Upstream Portal Blasting

    By Paul Ross, Harry Burchett, Lou Case, Calvin J. Konya

    "The Cumberland River in Harlan, Kentucky has flooded the town for numerous years. TheU.S. Army Corps of Engineers funded a project to divert the river. The project consisted oftunneling through a mou

    Jan 1, 1993

  • ISEE
    Blast Densification to Prevent Soil Liquefaction in Volcanic Avalance Debris for Construction of the South Coldwatercreek Bridge, Mt. St. Helens

    By Ron J. Elliott, David G. Otto

    This project involved deep blast densification of recent volcanic avalanche debris deposits consisting of a 43 meter thickness of loose clean to slightly silty sand, gravel, cobbles and boulders depos

    Jan 1, 1994

  • 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
    Improving Explosives User Safety by Introducing Regulation Awareness Training

    By L. A. Heim, E. A. McCullough, N. J. Amiotte

    The explosives industry is subject to the laws of multiple jurisdictions, which means that several regulatory agencies are responsible for governing different aspects of the commercial explosives indu

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Real Life Considerations in Vibration Damage Criteria and Measurement

    By Derek Morris, Vito Saccheri

    In the monitoring of seismic exploration (whether by explosive or vibratory energy sources), the intensity of shaking at neighboring structures can now be measured quite accurately and comprehensively

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Explosive-Driven Power Generation Research at the University of Missouri-Rolla

    By P. N. Worsey, M. Schmidt

    Many advanced military systems and civilian power generation concepts postulate the availability of compact sources of electrical power capable of delivering gigawatts over microsecond time scales. Fo

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Validity of Simple Equations Relating Peak Particle Acceleration, Velocity and Displacement of Blast Vibration

    By Ruilin Yang

    Based on large amounts of field data, this paper evaluates the validity of the above equations. During the evaluation, the different selections of the frequency in the equations were examined with fie

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    Learning From the Ammonium Nitrate Vehicle Explosion at Angellala Creek

    By Ryan Brogden

    On the 5 September 2014 a road train (tractor-trailer) with two trailers carrying ammonium nitrate was involved in a single vehicle accident on the Mitchell Highway, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of

    Jan 1, 2018

  • ISEE
    ISEE Industry Security Workshop Dallas 2006

    By Tom Watts

    Bulk Security Best Practices

    Jan 1, 2006

  • 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
    Quarry Rehabilitation and Revival: A Case Study

    By Martin Schrier

    This paper is an overview of a granite quarry cleanup near Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. A combination of local geology and previous subpar blasting techniques led to the quarry needing significant

    Jan 1, 2018

  • 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
    Optimal Delay Periods and Complex Timing Sequences Using Electronic Delay Detonators

    By Y. Idrogo

    Electronic delay detonators have been used in most types of blasting application with great success, with the accuracy and precision being used effectively to control negative environmental impacts li

    Jan 1, 2018