Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
27 Apr 1981, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Abstract
A program for the monitoring of rock blasting operations for the construction of a sewer tunnel has been discussed. A summary of observations together with pertinent conclusions and recommendations regarding the blasting operations, the potential for damage to nearby structures and criteria for safe blasting operations has been presented. It is recommended that peak particle velocity be restricted to two inches per second in horizontal direction at the nearest existing structure to prevent cracking of walls.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1981 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Deó, P.; Hanson, D. L.; and Hindo, K. R., "Monitoring Rock Blasting for Tunnel Construction" (1981). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 17.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/01icrageesd/session01/17
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Monitoring Rock Blasting for Tunnel Construction
St. Louis, Missouri
A program for the monitoring of rock blasting operations for the construction of a sewer tunnel has been discussed. A summary of observations together with pertinent conclusions and recommendations regarding the blasting operations, the potential for damage to nearby structures and criteria for safe blasting operations has been presented. It is recommended that peak particle velocity be restricted to two inches per second in horizontal direction at the nearest existing structure to prevent cracking of walls.
