ABSTRACT

Rock Blasting and Explosives Engineering covers the practical engineering aspects of many different kinds of rock blasting. It includes a thorough analysis of the cost of the entire process of tunneling by drilling and blasting in comparison with full-face boring. Also covered are the fundamental sciences of rock mass and material strength, the thermal decomposition, burning, shock initiation, and detonation behavior of commercial and military explosives, and systems for charging explosives into drillholes. Functional descriptions of all current detonators and initiation systems are provided. The book includes chapters on flyrock, toxic fumes, the safety of explosives, and even explosives applied in metal working as a fine art. Fundamental in its approach, the text is based on the practical industrial experience of its authors. It is supported by an abundance of tables, diagrams, and figures.

This combined textbook and handbook provides students, practitioners, and researchers in mining, mechanical, building construction, geological, and petroleum engineering with a source from which to gain a thorough understanding of the constructive use of explosives.

chapter 101|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|19 pages

Rock Strength and Fracture Properties

chapter 2|30 pages

Mechanical Drilling and Boring in Rock

chapter 3|32 pages

Explosives

chapter 5|40 pages

Initiation Systems

chapter 7|23 pages

Charge Calculations For Tunneling

chapter 9|21 pages

Contour Blasting

chapter 10|12 pages

Computer Calculations for Rock Blasting

chapter 11|20 pages

Blast Performance Control

chapter 12|17 pages

Flyrock

chapter 13|38 pages

Ground Vibrations

chapter 14|12 pages

Air Blast Effects

chapter 15|9 pages

Toxic Fumes

chapter 18|5 pages

Safety Precautions, Rules, and Regulations

chapter 19|11 pages

Safety in Production of Explosives