Keynote addresses

Fragmentation characterization; the Swebrec function and its use in blast engineering

Intra-hole and inter-hole effects in typical blast designs and their implications on explosives energy release and detonator delay time – A critical review

Rock characterization

Mechanical characterization of rocks at high strain rate by the JRC modified Hopkinson bar: a tool in blast and impact assessment

Rate dependence of tensile/flexural strengths of Laurentian granite

Determination of dynamic fracture parameters of rocks using a semi-circular bend technique

Dynamic caustics experiment of blast-induced crack propagation in material containing plane of weakness

3-Dimensional visualization of granitic rocks subjected to impact loading using Micro-focus X-ray CT scanner

An application of fuzzy sets to the blastability assessment of rock mass

Hydrothermal alteration impact on drilling and blasting management, planning and fragmentation results

How 3D images support bench face profiling, blast planning and rock mass characterisation

Referenced 3D images from inside cavities and behind rings in sublevel caving

Explosives and Initiation systems

Study of the effect of particle size distribution on the detonation velocity of modified ANFO

Application of Heavy ANFO explosives in quarries nearby Istanbul

Development of low density reactive agents

Evaluation of salt-ANFO mixture in back break reduction by data envelopment analysis

Properties of alternatively fueled ammonium nitrate explosives

Use of furnace oil as liquid fuel in site mixed slurry explosive system – A case study

A long-hole open stope blast in hot ground

A new principal formula for the determination of explosive strength in combination with the rock mass strength

Study and application of an elliptical bipolar linear shaped charge

Limitations of electronic delays for the control of blast vibration and fragmentation

Pre-programmed electronic detonators for underground blasting

The key technique of highly precise and safe delay detonator without primary explosive

Blast design, monitoring and fragmentation assessment

A common form for fragment size distributions from blasting and a derivation of a generalized Kuznetsov’s x50-equation

Formulae and techniques for assessing features of blast-induced fragmentation distributions

Evaluating a calibration method for the estimation of fragmented rock 3D-size-distribution out of 2D images

Fragmentation size measurement using 3D surface imaging

Evaluation of some distribution functions for describing rock fragmentation data

Influence of rock mass blastability on explosive energy distribution

A practical method of bench blasting design for desired fragmentation based on digital image processing technique and Kuz-Ram model

Kuznetsov model’s efficiency in estimation of mean fragment size at the Sungun copper mine

Determination of the practicable burden in Sungun open-pit mine, Iran

Control of rock fragmentation and muck pile geometry during production blasts (environmentally friendly blasting technique)

The application of electronic monitors to understand blast movement dynamics and improve blast designs

New methodology for the quality control of long-hole drilling in underground hard rock mines

Causes, implications and control of oversize during blasting

Tunnel blast pattern design using short holes

Modelling of rock blasting

Simulation of real detonations as an energy source term for the Hybrid Stress Blasting Model

Developments in numerical modeling of blast induced rock fragmentation: Updates from the HSBM project

Towards a complete validation of the lattice scheme in the Hybrid Stress Blasting Model (HSBM)

Modelling the impact of sublevel caving blast design and performance on material recovery

A numerical investigation of the effect of blasthole delay in rock fragmentation

Use of a modified particle-based method in simulating blast-induced rock fracture

A new 3D simulation framework to model blast induced rock mass displacement using physics engines

Large scale concrete cube blasts for the HSBM model

Analysis of single particle fragmentation curves after drop weight impact of blast induced fragments

Waves, fractures and boundary effects associated with blast experiments conducted in cylindrical and block type specimens

Seismic radiation patterns from cylindrical explosive charges by analytical and combined finite-discrete element methods

Borehole excitation by oscillating/moving pressure band

New Blasting Simulation

Rock damage and wall control

The size of the damage zone in relation to the linear charge concentration

The extent of blast damage from a fully coupled explosive charge

Crack lengths or blast damage from string emulsion and electronic detonators

Controlled blasting (pre-splitting) at an open-pit mine in India

Carving-like blasting technique and its application in rock anchor beam excavation

Evaluation of Kiruna mine drifting data using the NIOSH design approach

A study on the estimation of the Tunnel Contour Quality Index in a drill and blast tunnel

Blasting in a large scale opening gallery – case study: Feter 6 gallery, Faryab chromate mine

Effect of joint orientations on rock mass damage at a penstock tunnel subjected to repeated blast vibrations – a case study

New perspectives for blast damage evaluation in crystalline solid materials

Vibrations

The impact of geological features on level of ground vibrations

Determination of ‘safe’ infrastructure vibration levels using alternative approaches

Assessment of the error of blast vibration measurements

Seismic wave monitoring and ground vibration analysis for bench blasting in Sungun open pit copper mine

Impact assessment of surface mine blasting on adjacent underground mine structures using field measurements and numerical techniques

Comparison of traditional near-field vibration prediction models with three-dimensional vibration scaling and blast wave energy

Influence of rock mass discontinuity networks on the seismic response parameters

An integrated approach of signature hole vibration monitoring and modeling for quarry vibration control

Vibration induced by drilling and blasting excavation process in high in-situ stress area

Monitoring of blast-induced vibration effects on structures by fiber Bragg grating

3D hydrocode analyses of a mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall subjected to production blast vibrations at a surface coal mine

Blast vibration study to analyse the response of a wind tower close to an open pit mine

Environmental

Mechanistic Monte Carlo models for analysis of flyrock risk

Fly rock prediction by multiple regression analysis in Esfordi phosphate mine of Iran

Evaluation of meteorological effects on airblast levels

Characterising dust generation from blasting

Greenhouse gas implications of explosives and blasting

Blast emission criteria and detection methods for the safeguarding of marine mammals in a blast environment

Blasting economics and downstream effects

Optimization of blasting in narrow reef mines in South Africa

Productivity improvement in an opencast coal mine in India using digital image analysis technique

Throw blasting analysis - a focus on coal uncovery and recovery rates

The application of a blast audit for production improvement

Estimate of support and reinforcement cost increase associated to poor blasting practices in drifting

Case studies

Maximizing the throw while controlling vibration within safe limits in cast blasting

Six Sigma® methodology applied to blasting

A practical approach to fragmentation optimization at Kidd Mine

Infrastructure design effects on the Pipa Norte Mine, Division El Teniente

Successful application of bamboo spacers in smooth wall blasting for highway construction in hilly terrain – a case study

Controlled blasting for protection of water production wells at Cerro Corona

Hard rock dimension stone quarrying using control blasting, case study: Shahkooh granite quarry

A research on the propagation law of the shock wave in underwater blasting and the bubble curtain protection

New progress and development of engineering blasting in China

Advances in precision blasting in China

Special blasting applications

Explosive synthesis for lithium battery materials

Effect of explosion waves on stacked wood chips in a closed vessel

FEM simulation of a reinforced concrete chimney blasting demolition with separate model

Demolition of arch portion of brick and mortar constructed railway bridge

Measurement of the vibration from the blasting demolition of a tall chimney