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A Case Study on Multiple-deck-charge Blasting with Electronic Detonators  

Ko, Tae Young (SK건설)
Shin, Chang Oh (SK건설)
Lee, Hyo (SK건설)
Lee, Seung Cheol (SK건설)
Publication Information
Explosives and Blasting / v.30, no.2, 2012 , pp. 52-58 More about this Journal
Abstract
A TBM launching shaft in DTL2 Contract 915 site is located in a typical hard Bukit Timah granite formation and lots of blasting work is required for shaft sinking. The original blast design used the electric detonator and ANFO blasts consisting of 30 holes per one blast with 1.5 m depth of drilling hole. However, significant delay of work and poor progress were expected due to the limitation of the number of blasting hole and strict vibration regulation on retaining systems. To overcome such constraints, an efficient new blasting method which can improve productivity and satisfy vibration limit was required. The revised blast design, using triple-deck blasts with electronic detonators and cartridge emulsion explosives, gives better construction performance and can reduce construction time. Such a new blasting technique can be effectively used for similar underground projects in the future where the volume of rock blasting is significant.
Keywords
Multiple-deck-charge; Electronic detonator; Blasting efficiency;
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