Overview
Description
Current theory and practice in explosives and blast design in both surface and underground mines.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of the basic chemistry and physics of explosives, and the performance and environmental characteristics of commercial explosives used in mining industry.
- utilize the principal mechanics of rock breakage & bench blasting with explosives as applied to mining.
- demonstrate the ability to design complete blasting systems that meet the needs of the particular mining application i.e. underground or surface mining applications: by selecting engineering bench blast parameters, appropriate explosive charges, and initiation systems.
- identify and design special engineering blast design applications, i.e. Protective blast design etc.