Masters Theses
Abstract
"The development of cost estimating methods has been the most neglected phase of highway engineering. Overlooked in particular has been the development of an easily understood and easily applied method of estimating the costs of the drilling and blasting operations involved in a highway through-cut excavation in rock.
This investigation developed such a method by adapting and applying recent developments in the blasting planning field. The study was limited to small diameter blastholes and excavations in lifts of less than thirty feet. Normal efficient construction practices were presumed.
It was found from the investigation that the blast geometry and, subsequently, the costs involved can be related to the diameter of the explosive utilized. The amount of explosive per unit volume of rock increased as the explosive diameter increased. At the same time, the required total linear feet of blast hole decreased as the explosive diameter increased"--Abstract, page i.
Advisor(s)
Gerig, Frank A.
Committee Member(s)
Ash, Richard L.
Muir, Clifford D.
Heagler, John B., 1924-1999
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Civil Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1963
Pagination
v, 55 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-54).
Rights
© 1963 Donald J. Roberts, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Thesis Number
T 1510
Print OCLC #
5953829
Recommended Citation
Roberts, Donald J., "A simplified method of estimating drilling and blasting costs of a highway through-cut excavation in rock" (1963). Masters Theses. 2840.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/2840
