it NC6 06 C30,f) ITIB/UB Hannover PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTIETH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING TECHNIQUE FEBRUARY 1-4, 2004 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA USA Volume I INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2004 GENERAL PROCEEDINGS Volume 1 (In order of Presentation) Deep Water Blasting on the River Nile in Southern Egypt K. Fletcher, M. Briggs, R. Grant & M. Cano Drilling & Blasting of a Small Diameter Shaft Next R. Elliott & C. Goumans to Historic Structures 15 1 Bulk Explosives Testing at the Red Dog Mine in Northwestern Alaska J. Kells & N. Paley Optimization at the 31 Drill and Blast Sparkhule Limestone Quarry 41 P. Martin A Practical Approach for Blasters to Determine the Optimal Bench Blasting Conditions 51 A. Kahriman, G. Tuncer, A. Advanced Electronic Ore within a Karadogan & K. Ozdemir Blasting Technology, AEBT Breaking 3, 205 Thousand Tons of Millisecond 61 and its Effect the Commercial W. Rosenstock The Safe Explosives Act on Explosives Industry 69 Eugene Baker Development, Application and Review L. McAnuff of Ontario's Quarry Blasting Vibration Guidelines 79 Further Developments Relating to the Certification R. Wharton & D. Pickering of Explosives 87 Determination of Ore Fragmentation by Image Analysis in Sarcheshmeh Mine 99 Z. Hosseini, M. Amirrahmat & S. Khoshroo Less Fines Production in RMoser A Review of Rock Classification Methods and C. Aggregate and Industrial Minerals Industry 109 Applicability to Blast Design 123 Ryu, C. Sunwoo & H. Shin Blasting Improvements by Using Most Active A. Rock Variations on Blast 133 Sauvage&A. Blanchier to Application of Strict Liability and Negligence T. Stark Blasting Claims 143 ix We Agree to Provide Indemnification, Now What? J. Friedman 153 Evaluating Airblast Damage Complaints L. Gubbe Human 167 to Response to Ground Vibration and Air Overpressure Due Blasting in Open Cast Non-Coal Mines in India: A Case A. Haldar, A. P. Sahu & C. Study Chakraborty, A. Raina, R. Yerpude, P. Choudhury, M. Ramulu, 179 Bandopadhyay Gassing of Emulsion Explosives Factors that Affect the Chemical J. Manka Minimum R. 195 Burning Pressures of Commercial Explosives Turcotte, C. Badeen, P. Lightfoot & D. Jones Growing Success in Transforming Rockbreaking 205 Electronic Detonators: C. Cunningham - 213 Explosives Notified Bodies M. Hagfors Electronic For Safety in Europe 225 Blasting & Blast Management - Past, Present & Future 229 P. Reinders & F. Hammelmann A New Digital Centralized Blasting System D. Hummel & P. Reinders 239 OSM Blaster Training Modules for Western Coal Mines And Quarries 247 C. Loukides & C. Aimone-Martin Design/Build Highway Blasting - Case Study 255 F. Achuff & C. Aimone-Martin A Case Study of Overbreak C. Ryu, & B. Choi Control in Tunnel Blasting 265 Improving Drilling and Blasting by Using TQM J. and Appropriate IT Hatchings Back Break 273 Increasing Using High Speed Blasting Techniques 283 TCook Improving Blast Fragmentation Prediction with New Technologies for Rock Mass Characterization J. Kemeny & J. Handy 291 X Reinforced Concrete Structure Failure Mechanisms Resulting from Explosively-Induced 301 Overpressures V. Berg & D. Preece Blasting Next to an Unsupported Road Using Electronic Detonators 313 T. Rorke & S. Thabethe Design Sofware for Electronic M. Delays Higgins & K. Riihioja - 327 Flyrock Control By Chance or Design 335 Goldstrike A. Richards &A. Moore Implementation of Electronic Detonators at Barrick R. McKinstry, T. Bolles & M. Rantapaa Cavity Expansion by Hypervelocity Impact Applied C. Cunningham & T. Szendrei Electronic Detonator L. Airaud Mines, Inc. 349 to Blasthole Expansion by Detonation 361 Easy to Implement: No Longer a Myth... 373 Segregation Blasting Using Electronic Initiation D. Wagstaff&S. Scovira Electronic Detonator and Initiation at the Coeur Rochester Mine, Nevada 379 Systems - Implications of the Dominant Design for 391 Widespread Acceptance and S. Brace Sales of this "New" Technology Fugitive Carbon Based Gases - Blasting Related or Not 409 K. Eltschlager, on M. Harris & F. Baldassare Blasting Effects Grindability of Rocks R. Katsabanis, Kelebek, C. Pelley & M. Pollanen the S. - 419 Electronic Detonators Do They Add Value? 431 M. Lownds & T. Louw v\