An experimental evaluation of explosives in blasting limestone and granite

Author

Harve Preston Nelson

Abstract

"The purpose of this study was the evaluation of military and commercial explosives. A standardized index of effectiveness was used as the basis of comparison.

Testing was conducted at the Experimental Mine of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla, Missouri, and at Graniteville, Missouri. At the school mine, 16 drift rounds, 8 slab rounds and 70 quarry tests were made in the dolomitic limestone. This rock, known locally as the Quarry Ledge of the Jefferson City formation, is of Ordovician Age"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Forrester, James Donald, 1906-1979

Department(s)

Mining Engineering

Degree Name

Ph. D. in Mining Engineering

Sponsor(s)

Research Corporation

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1951

Pagination

4, ix, 185 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-184)

Rights

© 1951 Harve Preston Nelson, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Dissertation - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Explosives, Military -- TestingExplosives -- TestingLimestoneGranite

Thesis Number

T 1009

Print OCLC #

5915750

Electronic OCLC #

942789849

Recommended Citation

Nelson, Harve Preston, "An experimental evaluation of explosives in blasting limestone and granite" (1951). Doctoral Dissertations. 604.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/604