Industrial Explosives and their Applications for Rock Excavation [Hardcover]

1. General aspects of excavation work 2. Explosions and explosives 3. Operational definitions of explosives 4. Explosives and priming systems 5. Blast holes and blasts 6. Blasting design 7. Underground blasting

The book focuses on applications of industrial explosives in civil and mining engineering works. Explosives and their actions are explained in terms of basics, principles, and related chemistry.

Marilena Cardu is Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino University (Environment, Land and Infrastructures Department  DIATI); Research responsible of the Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering - Section of Turin - of the National Research Council (CNR-IGG). Their teaching activity includes Excavation Engineering and Mining Plants, MSc in in Petroleum & Mining Engineering  path Mining, Politecnico di Torino, main lecturer and course responsible; Underground Works and Mining, MSc in in Petroleum and Mining Engineering  Path Mining, Politecnico di Torino (in collaboration); Tashkent Turin Polytechnic University (TTPU), Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Safety and Civil Protection (Integrated to Applied Geology), BSc in in Civil Engineering; Demolition Techniques, Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. course; Rock Blasting and control of Unwanted Effects, Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. course Main topics of research: Mechanical characterisation, at different scales (both geometrical and time-dependant), of rocks; rock-tool interaction problems; Simulation and optimisation of fragmentation, mechanical cutting, rock breaking; Evaluation of explosives and initiation systems; Industrial explosives for civil demolitions, rock excavation and rock splitting; Exploitation of dimension stones; Equipment selection in quarrying; Controlled blasting: pre-splitting and smooth-blasting optimization; remediation with explosive; Vibrations and stresses induced by blasting; Environmental#'