Explosive energy is adopted in hard rock mining to disintegrate rocks and consolidated
formations to desirable sizes for appropriate end use. The fragmentation process may result …

The safety and stability of underground coal mine workings may be affected by opencast
mines operating in close proximity. A study was conducted to investigate the level of …

Los explosivos usados en la minería generan ondas que se transmiten en todas las
direcciones desde la fuente. Estas vibraciones superficiales causadas por el paso de las …

La méthode de forage et de dynamitage avec des explosifs est largement utilisée dans les
projets miniers et de génie civil tels que la construction souterraine et le développement et …

In various regions of Australia, mines and quarries employ blasting, which some home
owners believe causes cracking of non-structural components such as brick veneer. The first …

Masonry structures are widely used in construction practices worldwide, but they can still
suffer severe damage when subjected to blast loadings. This study aims to investigate the …

This paper presents multidisciplinary facets of earthquake engineering research and
developments in Australia over the past decade. Past and current research into seismic …

Blasting ground vibration is an undesirable side effect of using explosives to fragment rocks.
There is not any universally accepted standard to determine limitations of blast vibrations; …

For decades people near mine sites have complained of blasting-induced vibrations,
because of that, tools of vibration prediction have a great significance. The idea of this work …

In Turkey, a great increase in mining and tunneling operations is seen in recent years.
Production is generally done by drilling and blasting method in metallic mines, quarries and …