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Title: Damage to residential structures from surface mine blasting

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6096122

The Bureau of Mines has studied the problem of cracking in residential structure walls from vibrations produced by blasting in surface mines. Direct observations were made of blasting damage consisting primarily of cosmetic cracking.

OSTI ID:
6096122
Resource Relation:
Conference: SME-AIME fall meeting and exhibition, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 22 Oct 1980; Related Information: SME Preprint No. 80-362
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English