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Render-Safe Operations in an Urban Environment
By Robert McClure, Carlton Lehman
Rendering safe explosives in an urban environment presents a unique challenge due to the safety concerns and disruption to the general public. Potential damage to the surrounding homes, businesses, ut
Feb 1, 2020
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Paper or Electronic Records – Ways to Improve Blast Documentation and Recordkeeping
By Travis A. Davidson, Ralph E. Burnham, Cathy Aimone-Martin, J. Kelly Ratliff
Blasters face a long list of tasks to execute daily—from vehicle inspections to blast design and layout, hole loading and tie-in, securing the site, and finally, safely executing the blast. Good pract
Jan 21, 2025
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Design of Large-Scale Choked Destress Blasts in Mine Pillars Using the Empirical Destressability Index Methodology
By Richard Brummer, John Hadjigeorgiou, Patrick Andrieux
Some of the major challenges associated with underground mining at depth and/or under high extraction ratios are related to the resulting high stress levels, which can lead to the failure and collapse
Jan 1, 2012
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Using Vibration Prediction to Reduce Blasting Costs and Complaints (c2b05a63-1c96-45ce-a036-acc1a0a37215)
By Thomas Leonard, Philip R. Berger, Bryan E. Papillon
Bardon Trimount Inc., a large producer of aggregate, crushed stone, and concrete, was experiencing significant public opposition to its five quarries in the Boston area. It was believed by the authors
Jan 1, 1996
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Render-Safe Operations in an Urban Environment
By Robert McClure, Carlton Lehman
Rendering safe explosives in an urban environment presents a unique challenge due to the safety concerns and disruption to the general public. Potential damage to the surrounding homes, businesses, ut
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Blasting Problems Facing the USA Quarry Industry
By Victor C. Bryan
"One of the more challenging issues facing operators of U.S. mines and quarries is blasting in an environmentally acceptable way. It is quite important that industry management understand and apply gu
Jan 1, 1995
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Blasting in the New Mellinnium: Planning for the Unexpected
By Steve Dillingham
The horrific events surrounding September 11th left Americans with a feeling of sudden helplessness...the shock of being unprepared and powerless. From this tragedy, we can understand the need to prep
Jan 1, 2003
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Micro Economic Forces in the Mining and Explosives Industries
By David P. Reddick
Economics is a social science dealing with the allocation of scarce resources. In modern times the “science” was identified by Adam Smith in his book, The Wealth of Nations, written in 1776. Mr.Smith,
Jan 1, 1992
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Energy Factor Based Selection of Site Mixed Slurry Explosives for Limestone Mines of India
By Satish Kate
Indian limestone mines which are highly mechanized in operation and supply limestone to the cement plants have been quite successful in devising ways and means to optimize blasting parameters, so as t
Jan 1, 2006
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Full-Scale Trials Involving the Open Detonation of Large Bombs Close to Structures.
By Ambrose Buchanan, Rob Farnfield, Charles Adcock
Beginning on 7th September 1940 the City of London was subjected to 57 consecutive days of bombing in what became known as the ‘London Blitz’. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of this event a telev
Jan 1, 2011
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Blasting at Dacotah Cement
By Lyle Dennis
Emphasis on increased production while maintaining rigid quality standards has necessitated a change in blasting technology at Dacotah Cement's limestone and gypsum quarries. The following three metho
Jan 1, 1996
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Transforming Underground Blasting Operations into Primary Crushing Operations
By Christopher Jon Preston, Troy Williams, Daniel Roy
There has been significant progress made with narrow vein gold mines in which a second option for crushing has begun to attract attention. To ensure the profitability of a mine that has based its econ
Jan 1, 2019
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A Technical Description of the Velocity of Detonation Recorder (VODR): a New Blast and Shock Wave Diagnostic Tool for Commercial Use
By Gary Kahn
In this document the VODR is discussed from a technical point of view and is intended to give the reader a feel for the design of the instrument, its technical specifications, and its limitations. It
Jan 1, 1989
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Mitigation Research of Covering Marine-bottom Ordnance
By Gregory Hempen, Thomas Keevin, Russell Wilcox, William Wild
The Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program (SERDP) awarded funding for evaluation of procedures to mitigate peak pressures and energy flux density in the water co
Jan 1, 2011
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Blasting Conditions Couldn't be Worse
By John Atkinson, Steve Repola
This paper will describe two blasting plans that have been developed for American Aggregates' Marble Cliff Quarry located near Columbus, Ohio. Two different limestone formations are mined on different
Jan 1, 1993
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O'Shaughnessy Dam Hydroelectric Project
By Alan Hooper, James E. Mischler
Construction began in 1984 for a 5 megawatt hydroelectric power retrofit at the O'Shaughnessy Dam for the City of Columbus, Ohio. The construction necessitated excavation of limestone bedrock up to 27
Jan 1, 1986
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Influence of the Interaction of Open Pit and Underground Mining Blasting
By Darío Innamorati, Jorge Oliva
Cerro Vanguardia is a known gold and silver deposit located in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. The mine has been in operation since 1998 and is thought to be one of the most important mines in
Jan 21, 2025
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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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Back to School on Construction Blasting, Rules of Thumb Revisited
By Jerry Wallace
Construction of a new grammar school required blasting within three meters of the existing school. Due to changes not anticipated at time of bid opening, blasting had to take place while approximately
Jan 1, 2001
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Explosive Compaction of Saturated Soils
By Wayne A. Charlie
An experimental test program being conducted at Colorado State University and involves the study of the behavior of water saturated sands under shock and explosive loadings. The study is being conduct
Jan 1, 1991