Foreword | p. XI |
Acknowledgement | p. XIII |
EU directives and harmonisation work | |
Harmonisation of explosives standards in Europe | p. 3 |
European harmonization of test methods for high explosives in the frame of Directive 93/15/EEC | p. 9 |
A comparison of methods for thermodynamic calculation of explosives used in Europe | p. 17 |
The preliminary harmonisation work of the blast vibration values in Finland | p. 25 |
Standards, environmental regulations and consequences for tunnel blasting projects in urban areas in Sweden | p. 33 |
How environmental and transport regulations will affect blasting | p. 41 |
Health, safety and environment, HSE | |
Explosive accidents in the Federal Republic of Germany--An analysis of the accident rate and conclusions for the body of regulations | p. 49 |
Emissionen von Sprengstoffen | p. 53 |
Evaluation of the kind of hazards and risks encountered with explosives when blasting in quarries--A simple concept | p. 59 |
Analysis of ground vibrations caused by open pit production blasts | p. 63 |
Critical evaluation of ground vibrations and consequent structural damage under varying blast configurations | p. 71 |
Damages to underground openings due to surface blasting | p. 79 |
Estimation particle velocity on the basis of blast event measurements for an infrastructure excavation located nearby Istanbul | p. 89 |
The vibration characteristics of a tunnel induced by adjacent blasting | p. 97 |
Recent technical development--Product and processes | |
Control of construction vibrations with an autonomous crack comparometer | p. 103 |
Fragmentation assessment using the FragScan system: Quality of a blast | p. 111 |
The use of electronic blasting systems at the M.I.M. George Fisher mine | p. 117 |
The effect of timing precision on control of blasting effects | p. 123 |
Die Verbesserung des Ergebnisses von Gewinnungssprengungen insbesondere durch Veranderung der Zundfolge | p. 129 |
The influence of delay timing on optimal fragmentation in electronic blasting | p. 141 |
Electronic detonator technology: Field application and safety approach | p. 149 |
The second generation of electronic blasting systems | p. 159 |
Breakage characteristics in rock blasting | p. 165 |
The influence of rock and rock mass parameters on the blasting result in terms of fragmentation | p. 171 |
Minimizing blast damage to rock slopes | p. 179 |
Drilling equipment selection for optimized surface excavation | p. 183 |
Technological improvements on explosives for underground work operations | p. 187 |
Einsatz moderner Sprengtechnik beim Bau des Lotschberg-Basistunnels | p. 195 |
Erste Erfahrungen mit gepumpter Emulsion in schweizerischen Tunnelprojekten am Gotthard-Basistunnels | p. 201 |
Controlled drifting and estimation of blast damage | p. 207 |
Shot hole development | |
Reduction of blast vibration by means of sequentially optimized delay blasting | p. 219 |
Perimeter blasting in a 130 m road cut in gneiss with holes with radial bottom slots | p. 225 |
Use of hydraulic coupling for powder factor reduction in secondary blasting | p. 235 |
Measured shock pressures in the splitting of dimension stone | p. 241 |
A variable density explosive for open pit mining | p. 247 |
Emulsified powdered granulated explosive and its application in underground mines | p. 251 |
Comparison of laboratory and 'in situ' testing of the emulsion and ANFO explosives blasting efficiency | p. 255 |
The influence of cartridge length and tamping practices on the efficiency of packaged emulsion explosives in development blasting | p. 259 |
Effect of air-decking on fragmentation: A few case studies of Indian mining | p. 265 |
Results that may increase efficiency in salt mines when the integrity of the underground mining structures is provided | p. 271 |
Blasting of hollow water filled concrete constructions | p. 277 |
Benefits of blend programs in surface coal mines | p. 283 |
Blasting experiences | |
Explosives solutions for projects in jeopardy | p. 291 |
Sprengarbeiten dicht an Baukonstruktionen--Was kann schief gehen?, Ursachen, Fehlerquellen, Beispiele | p. 301 |
Optimal blasting parameters predicted by rock mass properties--Engineering geological approach | p. 307 |
Optimization and control of blast fragmentation | p. 313 |
Evolution of blasting methodology for natural gas transmission in Canada | p. 321 |
A preliminary study of explosive selection for optimum perimeter/wall control in development blasting | p. 327 |
Vibration characteristics of blasting in bed rock mass at Sanxia Project | p. 335 |
Experiences of drilling and blasting of heavily reinforced concrete | p. 343 |
The origins and effects of inter-deck pressure in decked blasts | p. 347 |
The impact of blasting vibrations on pressurized buried pipeline | p. 355 |
Under water blasting for dredging in ports: Case study of a major port in Southern India | p. 359 |
Blast vibration limits on a sewer tunnel from direct strain measurements | p. 365 |
The role of joints and rock mass quality in perimeter control | p. 371 |
The role of blasting techniques in the demolition industry | p. 377 |
Selective Blast Mining of narrow reef ore bodies | p. 383 |
Blasting techniques and explosives in the German quarry industry | p. 389 |
Demolition blasting of reinforced concrete structures | p. 397 |
Ruckbau der ehemaligen Zementfabrik Liesberg BL, Schweiz | p. 405 |
Shocks due to blasts to demolition of bridges of highways | p. 409 |
Management of blasting operations | |
An interpretation model for measurement while drilling in large open pit mines | p. 415 |
An integrated control system for blasting and production chain optimisation in open-pit mining and quarrying | p. 423 |
Better information about explosives and blasting operations | p. 429 |
Data-management aiming towards improved blasting techniques | p. 433 |
Construction blasting in the City of 2004 Olympic Games | p. 441 |
Author index | p. 451 |
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