Micro-sequential contour blasting- how does it influence the surrounding rock mass?

Engineering Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 303-313

  Rustan, Agne P ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DETONATION; QUARRYING; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

GROUND VIBRATION; HALF CAST FACTOR; MICRO SEQUENTIAL CONTOUR BLASTING; OPTIMAL DELAY TIME; ROAD CUTTING;

BLASTING;

BLASTING; ROCK MASS RESPONSE;

EID: 0032473737     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(97)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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