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Advances in Explosives Technology
By A B. Opperman
For many years explosives energy has been utilized in mining and construction as well as many other applications which are vital to our way of life. Many types of explosives have made their contributi
Jan 1, 1975
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IDENTITY THEFT Possibilities and Consequences
By Paul Downing
Identity Theft Outline • What Are MY Chances??? • Types Of Thefts • Sources Of Theft Info • Stolen Identity vs. Background Checks • Information/Data Safeguards • Corporate Data Handling • Reclaiming Y
Jan 1, 2006
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International Society of Explosives Engineers and the Explosive Industry
By Jeffery L. Dean
Founded in 1974, the ISEE has grown to more than 3600 members representing 72 countries. The Society and its 35 chapters in the US, Canada and Australia promote research and education, provide forums
Jan 1, 1997
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Proposed Draft of the ISEE Seismograph Performance Specifications and General Guidelines for Seismograph Field Use (23551c26-fab0-471e-a564-2605bfe7a483)
By Richard R. Brochu
At the International Society ofExplosives Engineers Annual Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee in February 1995, a Seismograph Standards Committee was established. The purpose of this wmmittee was
Jan 1, 1998
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2000 Blasting in the New Millennium Tipping the Scales of Justice
By Ann Barron, Mark Abernethy
Along with the immense benefit of modern explosives seismic and acoustic effects caused by their detonation can be disruptive and alarming to many people. Claims range from affecting sexual performanc
Jan 1, 2004
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Economic Comparison of ANFO Versus Emulsion in Quarry Drilling and Blasting
By James H. Owen
Because of price structure, ANFO is normally considered to be the most cost effective explosive used in quarry blasting. Results indicate that bulk smulsion can be more cost effective in applications
Jan 1, 1998
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Improving Productivity at Farco Mining of Texas Using Emulsion/ANFO Blends
By Nick Lewis
Farce Mining of Texas is a surface coal mine located in Laredo, Texas. Farce mines and sells approximately 600,000 tons /year of bituminous coal. A map showing the location of Laredo is provided in F
Jan 1, 1994
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Modeling of Special Blast Geometries from Open Pit to Underground
By Dale S. Preece, Stephen H. Chung
Explosives energy can be used effectively in breaking and displacing large volumes of rock in mining and quarrying industries in both open pit and underground. The blast result, however, may not be ec
Jan 1, 2005
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The Laws Governing Blasting
By Scott Orenstein
Construction blasting has allegedly been the cause of property damage in the following situations: (1) When the detonation of the shot hurls rock and debris into the air that causes property damage up
Jan 1, 2004
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ISEE 32nd Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Techniques “Safety and Security”
By Unknown
Threats to Industry Theft Potential
Jan 1, 2006
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Application of Numerical Modelling to Examine Priming of Bulk Explosives
Numerical modelling was used to examine priming of bulk commercial explosives. Data for the HOM equation of state were calculated using a representative chemical composition, while Forest Fire model d
Jan 1, 2002
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Current Blasting Practices for Open Pit Gold Operations in Nevada
By Ed Coulter
Nevada has a population of 1.2 million people of which only 21% or 312,rIXl are native born Nevadans. he population between 1980-1990 grew a record of 389%. and ls the fastest growing state in the uni
Jan 1, 1991
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A Practical, Yet Technically Sound, Design Procedure for Pre-Split Blasts
By William Hustrulid
Pre-split blasting is a primary technique for creating slopes with a minimum amount of unwanted damage to the remaining rock mass. Rock slopes created in such a way have both safety-related and econom
Jan 1, 2007
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Journal: 100 Years / “The Mine” by the Rev. Isaac Taylor New York, W.B. Gilley 1829 Boring
By Roland Oliver
Detonators or blasting caps are made in several different grades of strength, because some powders require not only a greater, but a different initial detonation than others to convey their maximum en
Jan 1, 2007
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Test Study about the Law of the Action of Throw Blast Under Inclined boundary Conditions
By Wang Hong Qu
This paper observes the shape of throw explosion crater its ejecta locus of internal medium and the process of distance along with slope's angle developing. It was discovered that initial velocity is
Jan 1, 1991
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Lightning Detection Technology and Early Warning Systems for Thunderstorms, Including Applications
By William C. Geitz
"Lightning has always posed a serious threat to blasting operations, especially wkhin the mining and construction industries and operations involving the manufacture, transport, storage and handling o
Jan 1, 1991
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Blasting a Tunnel Through Folsom Dam
By Gregg A. Scott, Gordon F. Revey
"The Folsom Dam is a 340-foot-high concrete gravity dam with embankment wing dams located on the American River about 20 miles northeast of Sacramento, California. Folsom Dam is operated andmaintained
Jan 1, 1999
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Human Response to Ground Vibration and Air-Overpressure Due to Blasting in Opencast Non-Coal Mines in India: A Case Study
By M. Ramulu, A. K. Chakraborty, P. B. Sahu, C. Bandopadhyay, P. B. Choudhury
Human response to blast induced vibration and air overpressure is an unsolved problem that accompanies excavation process in mining. Pre-assessment and understanding of annoyance due to production bla
Jan 1, 2004
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The Impact of Blasting on Pit Slope Stability
By Pefer F. Stacey
This paper considers some of the trends in slope design technology that are emerging as we approach the 21st Century. While the ability to design stable slopes has unproved greatly over the past 20 ye
Jan 1, 1994
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Explosion Hazard Assessment - In Accordance with European Directive 96/82/EC "Seveso II"; Iso-Damage Areas Due to Accidental Explosion
By Roberto Folcht
The obligations of the European Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards, the so-called Seveso II Directive, became mandatory within the E u ropean Member States February 3, 1999. E
Jan 1, 2004