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A Case Study of the Underwater Blasting Using Emulsion Explosives  

An, Bong-Do ((주)고려노벨화약)
Lee, Ik-Joo ((주)고려노벨화약)
Heo, The-Moon ((주)고려노벨화약)
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Explosives and Blasting / v.25, no.2, 2007 , pp. 71-78 More about this Journal
Abstract
In many cases of underwater blasting in South Korea, the special blasting is mainly used for deepening harbor, installing gas pipes, or well blasting to build a bridge. The procedure of well blasting is almost same with shaft blasting, but the difference is that water is filled in before blasting. In case of deepening blasting under water, the first step like drilling, arranging explosives, and wire connection is done on a barge, then the next step such as charging and tamping is accomplished under water by expert divers. Therefore, underwater blasting needs precise and exact plan before blasting. In this paper, authors would like to introduce a case of underwater blasting for deepening the Busan new port with emulsion explosives and non-electric detonators in order to get some of 8,500TEU out sized container vessels entered into the port and to make safe. Considering environment and vibration, the blasting was controlled to minimized the damage to the lighthouse nearby. It will be great help to many other blasting sites where emulsion explosives and non-electric detonators are used for underwater blasting through this case.
Keywords
underwater blasting; emulsion explosives; non-electric detonator;
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