Rock Blasting and Explosives Engineering

by Per-Anders Persson, Roger Holmberg, Jaimin Lee

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351418218
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	05/04/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	560
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

Persson, Per-Anders; Holmberg, Roger; Lee, Jaimin

Table of Contents

Rock Strength and Fracture Properties. Mechanical Drilling and Boring in Rock. Explosives. Shock Waves and Detonations, Explosive Performance. Initiation Systems. Principles of Charge Calculation for Surface Blasting. Charge Calculations for Tunneling. Stress Waves in Rock, Rock Mass Damage, and Fragmentation. Contour Blasting. Computer Calculations for Rock Blasting. Blast Performance Control. Flyrock. Ground Vibrations. Air Blast Effects. Toxic Fumes. Metal Acceleration, Fragment Throw, Metal Jets and Penetration. Explosive Art, Explosive Metal Forming, Welding, Powder Compaction, and Reaction Sintering. Safety Precautions, Rules, and Regulations. Safety in Production of Explosives. United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Appendices: Exercises. Solutions to Selected Exercises. References. Units. Conversion Factors. List of Symbols. Glossary. Indices: Explosives Index. Name Index. Subject Index.