44th Annual Conference

Sessions Speakers Exhibitors Floor Plan Buzz

PPV. SD. Really? Still?? (Room Lone Star DEF)

29 Jan 18
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Session 4 - Vibration 2/Research and Detonation Mechanics, Session 4 - Vibration and Airblast, Session 4 - Vibration II

Speaker(s): Doug Anderson
Peak Particle Velocity and Scaled Distance are controlling factors for many blasting operations. This paper will review the basis and history of both of these parameters, discuss how this impacts blast procedures, and offer some thoughts on future studies to investigate alternative criteria.