Rock blasting and overbreak control

Konya, Calvin J.; Walter, Edward J.

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Rock blasting and overbreak control

1991-01-01
By Konya, Calvin J. ; Walter, Edward J.

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Creators:

Konya, Calvin J. ; Walter, Edward J.
Corporate Creators:

United States. Federal Highway Administration ; National Highway Institute (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:

Explosives Presplitting (Blasting) Rocks Vibration
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-HI-92-001;NHI-13211
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

This handbook is specifically designed as a guide to highway engineers and blasting practitioners working with highway applications. It was used as a handbook for the FHWA course of the above title. The handbook is a basic review of explosives and their characteristics, along with explosive selection criteria. Initiations and timing effects as well as patterns are also discussed. A simple step by step procedure is outlined to help the engineer review blasting submittals in a systematic fashion. Airblast and ground vibration are discussed along with methods for evaluation and control. Several solved examples are presented in a manner to simplify the necessary calculations with step by step procedures given where appropriate.
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