Mining, near buildings or homes, has always been the subject of complicated debates when it comes to the origin of cracks in buildings. Residents believe…
It was in the 1980s that USBM published one of the first regulations to protect buildings from the effects of vibrations caused by mine blasting.…
Optimization and simulation of rock vibration and projection in Malartic, for 1 million tons in blasting 200 meters from the village. 22% maximum deviation for…
Since the principle of the elementary wave method has been described in the 1980s, there has always been much controversy about it. The theory is…
The elemental wave method has been developed in the 1990s, electronic detonators (EDD) as well. Only for ten years, EDD has become a common initiation…
Case study of significant vibration reduction (up to 75%) through digital simulation and electronic detonators. Download More information: www.seeq.qc.ca
This article presents the results obtained with digital blasting simulations. In the first part, the document explains how the model is constructed and then, based…
Taking into account the fragmentation of the rock by explosives as the ultimate objective in mines and quarries, vibrations are definitely one of the main…
For many years, electronic initiation has taken the time parameter to the center of blasting designs forever. Although this parameter existed before the era of…
In the context of its studies for the Ministry of Environment and for the French National Coal Board, INERIS (the French Institute for Environment and…