Making bigger waves.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- McKown, Andrew
- Source
- World Tunnelling. Jun2015, p11-13. 3p.
- Subject
- *VIBRATION (Aeronautics)
*OSCILLATIONS
*EXPLOSIVES laws
*TUNNEL design & construction
- Language
- ISSN
- 0956-8700
The article reports on limits to vibration towards blasting as well as shaft and tunnel round-design fundamentals in the U.S. It mentions the study of the country's Bureau of Mines (USBM) on damage and non-damage to houses from blasting. An overview of the difference between shaft and tunnel blasting and open-cut surface blasting is also presented.