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  • ISEE
    Toxic Fume Comparison of a Few Explosives Used in Trench Blasting

    By Marcia Harris, Richard Mainiero, Michael Sapko

    Since 1988, there have been 17 documented incidents in the United States and Canada in which carbon monoxide (CO) is suspected to have migrated through ground strata into occupied enclosed spaces as a

    Jan 1, 2003

  • ISEE
    Design and Testing of Bubble Curtain at Whirl Bay, BC

    By Alastair Grogan

    In October of 2002, the author was retained by Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of the Department of National Defense, to design, construct and test the effectiveness of a bubble

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Hole Deviations in Mining Operations: Types, Sources and Effects

    By Sam Kangwa, Thomson Sinkala

    Th e re are three basic types of hole deviations in long hole d ri l l i n g , n a m e l y collar i n g , alignment and tr a j e c t o r y dev i a t i o n s . In mining, the accur a cy in drilling has

    Jan 1, 2004

  • ISEE
    Blasting in Antarctica

    By Charlie Brumbaugh

    Antarctica with its diverse conditions such as severe cold, high winds, rock and ice structure and limited explosives available posed many obstacles. This paper will give an overall view of the method

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Concepts for Better Blasting

    By William Reisz

    Over the years as surface mining operations have become more sophisticated, angle drilling has become a more popular blast design technique, especially in areas where overburden and stripping ratios h

    Jan 1, 2002

  • ISEE
    Farmers Catalog, How to Remove Stumps with Du Pont High Explosives

    By Robert Hopler

    In issuing this pamphlet on stump and boulder blasting for the use of farmers, we wish to call attention to the fact that Du Pont High Explosives have been used with universal satisfaction for many ye

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Stemming Enhancement Tests

    A series of stemming confinement tests were conducted at a test site near Vernal, Utah. The purpose of the study was to determine the relative performance of various stemming enhancement “plugs”, stem

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Blast Performance Analysis – Wavelet Transforms of Blast Seismograms

    By Doug Anderson

    Blast vibration seismograms are generally collected strictly for compliance with regulations. The peak levels (including dominant frequency) are typically all that are looked at. However, these record

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    Journal: Junction Chamber Blasting November 22,1999

    By Edward Walter

    Rock excavation for tunneling projects occurs on a regular basis in the Cleveland area. These tunnels are being constructed to increase the capacity of the sanitary sewer system. Controlled blasting m

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Estimation of Rock Fragmentation in Bench Blasting Using Numerical Simulation

    By Sang Ho Cho, Masaji Kato, Masaaki Yamamoto, Masaaki Nishi, Katsuhiko Kaneko

    This paper presents a numerical simulation method to predict rock fragmentation and to verify a fracture mechanism by bench blasting. The rock fragmentation, which has been used as a means of the inde

    Jan 1, 2002

  • ISEE
    Burn Cut Pull Optimization through Varying Relief Hole Depths

    By Michael Allen, Paul Worsey

    In underground blasting, the pull of the initial cut is the limiting factor for the success of the rest of the round. By improving the pull of the first cut, a critical step is made towards improving

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Systems Integration of a Global Explosives Security System at a MultiNational Explosives Manufacturer Using Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) Based Technologies for Tracking and Monitoring Explosives and Detonators

    By Thomas Zukovich, Robert Morhard, Thomas Gelormino

    The ExploTrack Explosives Tracking System is a sophisticated integration platform designed to track explosive products in both fixed locations and mobile environments globally, in real-time, on a 24/7

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    Soil Cap Density Distributions Resulting from Buried Explosions in Saturdated Sand

    By L C. Taylor, H U. Lesiste

    This paper describes a method for estimating the density distribution in the soil cap as a function of distance from its top at the time of impact with the target. It provides an estimate of the densi

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Borehole Geophone Method for Estimating Tunnel Blast Vibration Propagation

    By Kyle Ott, Bernard Daly, Syed Haq, Douglas Anderson, Parsons Brinckerhoff

    Drill and blast was determined to be the most cost-effective means of excavating the Raw Water Tunnel (RWT) for the Croton Water Treatment Plant in the Bronx, New York City. One of the major issues co

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    Improved Coal Extraction Using Signature Hole Analysis and Electronic Detonators at the Knight Mine

    By Stuart Brashear, Eddie Colburn

    The Birmingham Coal and Coke – Knight Mine is a single seam coal mine in central Alabama. As pit development progressed in 2013, concerns over increasing vibration levels resulted in modifications to

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Blasting Results Compared Using Crusher Powder Consumption and Tonnage of Rock Produced

    By Ron Glowe

    This paper shows the potential of a new computer model, using the Glowe-Tech (GT) Tonnage Analyzer program to compare drilling and blasting results. This model uses the crushers and conveyors as measu

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Need of an International Code on Explosives and ISEE Role in Developing it

    By Roberto Folchi, Hans Wallin

    Having so many norms and technical content of legislation to deal with is a problem that an explo-sives engineer has to face, especially when working at an international level. Each country has its ow

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Evaluating Airblast Damage Complaints

    By Lawrence W. Gubbe

    Air blast associated with detonation of explosives in mining, construction or military applications is often responsible for complaints by people who live or work in the vicinity of the activity. Most

    Jan 1, 2004

  • ISEE
    Blasting on Logging Roads (British Columbia, Canada)

    By Raymond Chenier

    British Columbia (BC) is Canada’s most western province. The landscape in BC is amongst the most beautiful and pristine in the world. Along with its beauty come vast mountain ranges, coastal rain fore

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Rock Fragmentation by Explosives: Myths and Realities

    By Wilfrid Comeau

    While researching for a theme lecture (Comeau, 1993l) on: 'The Mechanics and Physics Explosives', the author of Energy Transfer in Rock Fragmentaion by was confronted with many conflicting concepts re

    Jan 1, 1995