Opening

A brief review of the measurement, modelling and management of vibrations produced by blasting

A.T. Spathis

Case studies

Design concepts of rock blasting for surface construction work in Korea

C.H. Ryu, B.H. Choi, H.S. Yang & M.S. Ahn

Application of Statistical Multilevel Modelling to Control Blasting Operations Adjacent to Sub-Surface Structures

W.J. Birch, R.M. West, M. Pegden , T. White & S. Hosein

Establishing acceptable PPV limits in high risk blasting projects that are outside conventional guidelines and standards

E. K. Baliktsis & A. E. Baliktsis

Risk based prediction of safe charge per delay in surface mine blasting – A new approach

P. B. Choudhury, A. K. Raina, M. Ramulu & A. K. Chakraborty

Blast vibration damage threshold for the safety of residential structures in mining areas

P. K. Singh & M. P. Roy

Instrumentation

Blast control and optimization by close up range vibration monitoring

P. Althaus & O. Klippel

Case study Autonomic vibration measurement in a quarry in Jordbro

J. Heinemann

High resolution, continuous, GPS synchronised data acquisition

A.M. Pascale & M.J. Noy

Modelling

Evolutionary methods claim more accuracy: A comparison of empirical methods and evolutionary programming in vibration prediction

A. Sadeghee, H. Khoshrou & Y. Azimi

Prediction and minimisation of vibrations during production blasts

B. Müller, J. Hausmann & H. Niedzwiedz

The role of surface waves in prediction of ground vibrations from blasting

S. Foti, L. Sambuelli, C. Comina,  A. Callerio & A. Caleffi

Cracks

Comparative Measurements of Structure and Crack Motions during Blasting and Other Environmental Forces

C. T. Aimone-Martin & V.L. Rosenhaim

Assessment of Current Vibration Regulations with Micro-meter Crack Response

C. H. Dowding