Abstract List

• Limitations of electronic delays for the control of blast vibration and fragmentation
• The development of flyrock risk models
• Kuznetsov Model's Efficiency in Estimation of Mean Fragment Size in Sungun Copper Mine
• CFD-4D (Computational Fluid Dynamics, 4 dimensions) applied to the dust dispersion simulation in open pit blasts
• A new approach, control Blasting Factor QCB, to evaluate Controlled Blasting Results
• Blast design to achieve a desired rock fragmentation, Case study; Sarcheshmeh Copper complex mine, Iran
• INTELLIDRILL ® - “A pragmatic approach to the link between drilling and blasting”
• Demolition of an arch-shaped brick and mortar railway-bridge in a complex situation
• Definition of the most important parameters for the determination of the strength of an explosive
• Final walls in Cerro Corona mine using pre-cut method
• Controlled blasting for water production wells recovery at Cerro Corona mine
• Monitoring, Control and Prediction of Vibrations and Over Pressure Generated from Blasting in Malagueño, Province of Cordoba, Argentina
• Application of Statistical Multilevel Modelling to Control Blasting Operations Adjacent to Sub-Surface Structures
• Application of Air Deck Technique in Pre- Splitting to Control Ground Vibration and to Improve Fragmentation – A Case Study
• Three-Dimensional Vibration Scaling and Blast Wave Energy as an Alternative to PPV in Prediction of Blast Damage
• A Multi-flitch Blast Fragmentation Model
• Characterising Dust Generation from Blasting in a Green Field Environment
• Assessment Of Blast-Induced Overbreak Threshold Levels In Horizontal Drivages
• Simulation of real detonations as an energy source term for the Hybrid Stress Blasting Model
• Light Heavy ANFO, .8g/cc HANFO
• Blast Induced Micro Fracturing of Rock For Maximizing Crushing Efficiency
• A Numerical investigation of the role of stress wave versus gas action in rock blasting
• A numerical investigation of the effect of blasthole delay in rock fragmentation
• Non-Electric Initiation Vis-À-Vis Detonating Cord Multipoint Initiation In Large Scale Surface Blasts – A Case Study
• Greenhouse gas implications of explosives and blasting
• Throw blasting analysis-a focus on coal uncovery and recovery rates
• Use of a modified particle-based method in simulating blast-induced rock fracture
• A Model to Determine a Practicable Burden in Sungun Open-Pit Mine
• An application of fuzzy sets to the blastability assessment system of rock mass
• Determination of Dynamic Fracture Parameters of Rocks Using A Semi-circular Bend Technique
• Rate Dependence of Tensile/Flexural Strengths of Laurentian Granite
• Impact Assessment of Surface Mine Blasting on Adjacent Underground Mine Structures using Field Measurements and Numerical Analysis Techniques
• Quantifying Flyrock Risk
• Modeling fragmentation and rock flow during block caving mining using a finite -discrete element numerical code
• Use of Furnace Oil as liquid Fuel in Site Mixed Slurry Explosives System – A Case Study
• The Influence of Medial Detonators’ Type on the Detonation Velocity of Low Sensitive Explosives
• The Application of a Blast Audit for Production Improvement
• Numerical simulations of parallel hole cut in tunnel blasting
• Investigation of Ground Vibration by Multi Variation Regression Analyses and Artificial Neural-Fuzzy Inference System
• Blasting tests – Air-borne and solid-borne sound propagation in conventional tunneling
• Influence of rock mass blastability on explosive energy distribution
• Development of Low Density Reactive Agents
• 3D Hydrocode Analyses of a Reinforced Earth Retaining Wall Subjected to Production Blast Vibrations at a Surface Coal Mine
• Towards a complete validation of the lattice scheme in the Hybrid Stress Blasting Model (HSBM)
• The potential development of CANE explosives
• Productivity improvement in an opencast coal mine in India using digital Image Analysis Technique
• Risk based prediction of safe charge parameters for surface mine blasting - A new approach
• Evironmental friendly blasting technology
• Dust Plume Movement Resulting from Surface Blasting Operations
• Optimization of Blasting Process in Narrow Reef Mines in South Africa using Pumpable Explosives and Shock Tube Technologies
• The value of shared knowledge used to reduce the number or impact of Explosive Accidents
• Borehole notes and blastwaves: Pochhammer analysis
• Evaluation of Blast Fragmentation Effects on Jaw Crusher Performance
• Characteristics of the blast vibration on blasting demolition of the reinforced concrete chimney
• Estimate of support and reinforcement cost increase associated to poor blasting practices in drifting
• Developments in numerical modeling of blast induced rock fragmentation: Updates from the HSBM project
• Control blasting in a large scale opening gallery. Case Study: Feter 6 Gallery, Faryab chromite mine
• Hard rock dimensional stones quarrying using control blasting. Case Study: Granite, Shahkooh Nehbandan Mines
• Formulae and techniques for assessing features of blast-induced fragmentation distributions
• A brief review of the measurement, modelling and management of vibrations produced by blasting
• Muck-pile size distribution in a copper and an iron ore mine
• Destructive Effect of explosion waves on unconsolidated media and the characterization of its attenuation in wood
• Study about Effect of Gradation of Modified AN on the Detonation Velocity of Modified ANFO
• Experiment and Simulation Study on the propagation for Underwater Drilling Blasting Shockwave
• Study and applicaton of the explosive rolls with double concentrated energy grooves
• Experimental Study on Settlement Law of Consolidation of Saturated Soft Foundation by Explosion
• The Key Technique of High-precision High-safe Non-primary Delay Detonator
• New progress and development of Engineering Blasting in China
• Explosive Materials for Lithium and Manganese Oxide Powders
• Precision Blasting
• Advances in Low Impact Fragmentation Technology
• The Study and Application of Blasting Carving Technology in Rock Wall Beam Excavation
• Dynamic Caustics Experiment of Blasting Crack Propagation in Material with Weak-face
• Experiment Study on Rock Damage in the Slope Cut by Presplit Blasting
• Separate Model Study and Application of Blasting Demolishing Numerical Simulation Reinforced Concrete Chimney
• On the excavation technique of the trenches of the dam abutment on the left bank of the Xiluodu hydropower station of the Jinsha River
• Image analysis errors prediction in a copper mine
• Optimized blast pattern design while using short holes tunnel blasting. Case study: Kerman coal mines
• Environmental Impacts of Blasting Operations on Agro-Mining Communities
• An Integrated Approach of Signature Hole Vibration Monitoring and Modeling for Quarry Vibration Control
• The importance of Design in the Availability of the Infrastructure Mine Pipa Norte
• A practical method of bench blasting design for desired fragmentation based on digital image processing technique and Kuz-Ram model
• A new 3D simulation framework to model blast induced rock mass displacement using physics engines
• Modelling the Impact of Sublevel Caving Blast Performance on Extraction Zone Recovery
• Vibration induced by excavation process in high in-situ stress area with method of drilling and blasting
• Blast Emission Criteria and Detection Methods for the Safeguarding of Marine Mammals in a Blast Environment
• Dynamic numerical simulation of rock fractures
• The Impact of Geological Features on Level of Ground Vibrations
• Monitoring and Inversion of Blasting Vibration in a Mine by seismic monitoring system and Seismology
• Blast control and optimization by close up range vibration monitoring
• Evaluation of salt-ANFO Mixture in over break reduction by Data Envelopment Analysis
• Possibility of Implementation of Air Deck Blasting in Carbonate Rocks
• Fly rock prediction by Multiple regression analysis in Esfordi Phosphate Mine of Iran
• Design concepts of rock blasting for surface construction work in Korea
• High Resolution, Continuous, GPS Synchronised Data Acquisition: Cutting the ties to wire-break triggered recording
• Effect of Repeated Blast Vibrations on Rock Mass Damage of a Penstock Tunnel of Hydroelectric Power Project– A Case Study
• Problem solving for post blast fumes and sub standard fragmentation
• Further evaluation of drill hole surveying techniques
• Preprogrammed Electronic Detonators for Underground Blasting
• The Application of Unique Instrumentation to Understand Blast Movement Dynamics and Improve Blast Designs
• GNSS Systems - an additional tool to improve blast design?
• Electronic vs Pirotecnics: double decking vs frequency adjustment for vibration reduction
• Mechanical characterization of rocks at high strain-rate by a modified Hopkinson bar: a tool in blast and impact assessment
• Testing and safety evaluation of reinforcement subject to blasting loading
• Establishing acceptable PPV limits, out of the typical specifications, in high risk blasting projects
• Application of heavy ANFO explosives in quarries nearby Istanbul
• Urban environment blasting: techniques and procedures for reducing complaints
• Mine to Mill research on blast parameters and mill performance
• A Methodology for the Quality Control of Drilling Accuracy
• A calibration method for the estimation of fragmented rocks 3D-size-distribution out of 2D images
• Comparative Measurements of Structure and Crack Motions during Blasting and Other Environmental Forces
• Blast Vibration Study to Analyse the Response of the Windpower Structure Close to an Open Pit Mine
• Tuning a Rock Crushing Process for Operational Efficiency
• A re-assessment of Kiruna mine drifting data based upon the NIOSH buffer row design approach
• Application of Innovative and Advanced Technologies towards Delivering the “Mine to Mill” (M2M) Concept in Open-Pit Mines
• Experiment of the Effect Discontinuities and Moisture on the Use of Exploitation in Anfomil Opencast
• Intra-hole and Inter-hole Effects in typical Blast Designs and their Implications on Explosives Energy Release and Detonator Delay Time – a critical Review
• Causes, Implications and Control of Oversize During Blasting
• Fragmentation Size Measurement Using 3D Surface Imaging
• Investigation of Seismic Radiation Patterns from Cylindrical Explosive Charges by Analytical and combined Finite-Discrete Element Methods
• New perspectives for blast damage evaluation in crystalline solid materials
• Hydrothermal Alteration Effects in the Management, Planning and Result of D&B Operations
• Methodologies for Fines Control in Blasting Operations related to Porphyry Cu Supergene Materials
• Optimum Blasting in Nitrate Deposits-Operative Practices for D&B Planning
• How 3D images support bench face profiling, blast planning, and rock mass characterisation
• Seismic Wave Monitoring and Ground Vibration Analysis Generated by Bench Blasting in Sungun Open Pit Copper Mine
• An Evaluation of Some Distribution Functions for Describing Rock Fragment Sizes
• Numerical Strength and Fragmentation Assessment for Pre-Conditioned Rockmasses
• Electronic detonators and the Gautrain rapid rail project
• A Derivation of Kuznetsov’s Fragmentation Equation
• Assessment of the error of blast vibration measurements
• Muck-Pile Fragmentation Prediction; a Fuzzy Approach
• Large scale concrete cube blasts for the HSBM model
• Modeling confined blasting using finite element methods for block caving applications
• Experimental determination of the extent of blast damage from a fully-coupled explosive charge and some initial modeling results
• Blast fragmentation modelling of the Codelco-Andina open pit expansion
• Referenced 3D-images from inside cavities and behind rings in sublevel caving
• Field test blast densification of loose sand against liquefaction
• Case study Autonomic vibration measurement in a quarry in Jordbro
• Maximizing the throw while controlling vibration within safe limit in cast blasting in a coal mine in India
• Influence of rock mass discontinuity networks on the seismic response parameters
• Analysis of single particle blast fragmentation curves obtained from drop weight impact
• Evolutionary methods claim more accuracy: A comparison of empirical methods and evolutionary programming
• Megacavern Construction by Explosives at the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory
• Controlled blasting (pre-splitting) at an open-pit mine in India
• Waves and Fractures Associated with Blast Experiments Conducted in Cylindrical Specimens
• On the Mechanics and Physics of Multiple Fluid-Decking in Advanced Blasting - A Review
• 3-Dimensional visualization of granitic rocks subjected to impact loading using Micro-focus X-ray CT scanner
• Evaluation of Meteorological Effects on Airblast Levels
• Crack Response Substantiates Conservatism in Vibration Control Limits
• Effect of Blasting on Infrastructure
• Application of interaction-matrix to improve blasting performance of a rock quarry
• Electrical resistivity measurement to analyze the effects of rock blasting
• Determination of ground vibration around limestone quarry in Konya,Turkey
• A long-hole open stope blast in hot grounds
• Successful Application of Bamboo-Spacers in Smooth Wall Blasting Technique for Construction of Highway in Hilly Terrain – A case Study
• Six Sigma® methodology applied to blasting
• Software System for Design of Drilling and Blasting Operations
• Role of surface waves in prediction of ground vibrations from blasting
• The size of the damage zone in relation to the linear charge concentration
• Blast vibration damage threshold for the safety of residential structures in mining areas