Blasting principles for open pit mining. Volume 1, General design concepts
This work deals with both the engineering and scientific aspects of blasting for open pit mining. Volume one introduces basic engineering concepts which make up a blast design. Volume two goes into a deeper understanding of those concepts.
1 vol. (xvi-382 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Volume 1: Principles of Blast Design 1. An Historical Perspective 2. The Fragmentation System Concept 3. Explosives as a Source of Fragmentation Energy 4. Preliminary Blast Design Guidelines 5. Drilling Patterns and Hole Sequencing 6. Sinking Cut Design 7. Bulk Blasting Agents 8. Initiation Systems 9. Environmental Effects 10. Perimeter Blasting Volume 2: Theoretical Foundations 11. Fundamentals of Explosives 12. Blasting in the Absence of a Free Surface 13. The Effect of the Shock Wave 14. Attenuation 15. Spherical Charges 16. Cylindrical Charges 17. Decoupling 18. Heave 19. The Basics of Cratering 20. Hydrodynamic-Based Models 21. Selected Russian Contributions