ML18059A126
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| Site: | Clinch River |
| Issue date: | 02/28/2018 |
| From: | US Dept of Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement |
| To: | Office of New Reactors |
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ARblast: All Resources on Blasting OFFICE of SURFACE MINING All OSMRE Websites RECLAMATION and ENFORCEMENT U.S. Department of the Interior SEARCH OSMRE.GOV Home About Programs Resources Laws & Regulations Contacts How Do I?
You are here: Home > Resources > Blasting > ARblast Resources ARblast: All Resources on Blasting A A A A-Z Index Annual Reports RULES, REGULATIONS, RESEARCH AND RESOURCES Blasting
- ARblast The Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
- Blaster Certification 1977 requires that coal mine blasting be limited based on the site conditions so as to prevent: injury to persons, damage to
- Blaster's Training public or private property outside the permit area, adverse Modules impacts on any underground mine, and change in the course, Bonds channel, or availability of surface or ground water outside the permit area. This page is provided as a resource to the people Budget responsible for meeting this mandate.
Coalex Reports Congress Facts FAQs Forms Grants Information For Blast holes being loaded with explosives on a Library blasting bench Most-Requested Explosives in Use warning at the entrance to a coal mine.
Newsroom Site Map Hide All Related Items Blasting OSMRE Blasting Regulations Federal Regulations Date OSMRE Blasting Regulations 1986 Federal Blaster Certification Program Preamble and Federal Rule (Sec 955) 1983 1983 Final Blasting Rule 1983 Surface Blasting Rules: Blast Plans (Sec 780) and Performance Standards (Sec 816) 1983 State Blaster Certification Template Rule Preamble and Template Rule (Sec 850) 1982 1982 Proposed Blasting Rule Preamble 1979 1979 Final Blasting Rule Preamble 1978 1978 Proposed Blasting Rule Preamble https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm[1/11/2018 7:26:46 AM]
ARblast: All Resources on Blasting 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 - Blasting Authority OSMRE Blaster Certificates Date OSMRE Blaster Certificates Announcement: Certified Blasters, Note the new application (OSMRE-74) and continuing education requirements (Part 16.B). List of Continuing Education Venues 2016 Federal Examination Instructions and Thumbs Blast Design 2016 (part of the test) 2016 Excel Spreadsheet - Blast Design Estimator, based on the Rules of Thumb Blaster Certificate contacts by state; States shown in bold print, recognize the OSMRE Blaster 2015 Certificate for reciprocity 2012 OSMRE Blaster Certificate Application, OSMRE-74 2009 Directive, Reg-33, Federal Blaster Certification Program and Blasting Enforcement 2008 Blaster's Training Modules, Prepare for the test 2005 Potential Training and Testing Topics Blasting Information for Citizens Date Blasting Information for Citizens Blasting Vibration, Kentucky Division of Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Explosives and 2009 Blasting Branch 2004 Blasting in Ohio's Quarries and Surface Coal Mines, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Citizen's Guide to Coal Mine Blasting in Indiana, Indiana Department of Natural Resources Citizens Guide to Blasting, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Office of Explosives and Blasting The World of Explosives Webpage (General blasting information)
Video from Florida Dade County: Frequently Asked Questions About Blasting Typical Construction Blast Videos:
Blast Near Houses; City Construction; Construction Blast Video; Construction with Mats; Construction with Mats Flyrock; Good Construction with Mats; Another Good Construction with Mats; Construction with Mats Typical Coal-Mine Blast Videos:
Conventional; Cast; Coal OSMRE Blasting Reports Date OSMRE Blasting Reports Lusk: Field Testing and Analysis of Blasts Utilizing Short Delays with Electronic Detonators (National)
Summary; 2013 Fact Sheet; Appendix A; Appendix B 2010 Eltschlager: Federal Blaster Certificate Program (National), ISEE https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm[1/11/2018 7:26:46 AM]
ARblast: All Resources on Blasting Lusk: Acoustic Response of Structures to Blasting Analyzed Against Comfort Levels of Residents 2010 Near Surface Coal Operations, Appendices available upon request, (National),
Fact Sheet Eltschlager: Microphone Height Effects on Blast-Induced Air Overpressure Measurements (National),
2005 ISEE 2004 Eltschlager: Blasting Applications for GPS (National) 2004 Eltschlager: Fugitive Carbon Based Gases... Blasting Related or Not (National), ISEE 2003 Eltschlager: Blast Vibration and Seismograph Section 2002 (National)
Aimone-Martin: Comparative Study of Structure Response to Coal Mine Blasting(National);
2003 Digital Data Download Instructions; Digital LARCOR Seismograph Field Data (zip file)
Aimone-Martin, Eltschlager: Guidelines for Measuring Residential Response: Comparative Study of 2003 Structure Response to Coal Mine Blasting - Addendum II 2001 Eltschlager: Regulatory Review of Blasting Related Citizen Complaints (National) 2001 Eltschlager: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at a Surface Coal Mine ... A Case Study (Pennsylvania) 2001 English: Study of Fugitive Dust and Fumes (West Virginia)
Crum: House Response from Blast- Induced Low Frequency Ground Vibrations and Inspections for 1997 Related Interior Cracking (Indiana) 1996 Pierce: Assessment of Low Frequency Blast Vibrations and Potential Impacts on Structures (Indiana)
OSMRE: Investigation of Damage to Structures in the McCutchenville-Daylight (M/D) Area of Southwestern Indiana:
M/D Part 1: (Indiana)Composite Report M/D Part 2: (IDNR) Geologic and Unconsolidated Materials in the M/D Area M/D Part 3: (Eltschlager) Blast Design Effects on Ground Vibrations in M/D Indiana from Blasting at the AMAX Ayrshire Mine M/D Part 4: (Siskind) Vibration Environment and Characterization for Houses in M/D Indiana 1994 M/D Part 5: (Siskind) Racking Response of Large Structures from Airblast, A Case Study.
M/D Part 6: (King) Investigation of Building Damage in the M/D, Indiana Area M/D Part 7: (Chiarito) Experimental and Analytical Studies of the Vibration Response of Residential Structures Due to Surface Mining M/D Part 8: (Hadala) Dynamic Soil Property Testing and Analysis of Soil Properties, M/D Indiana M/D Part 9: (Maynard) Environmental Conditions Related to Geology, Soils, and Precipitation M/D, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Crum: Blast Vibration Measurements at Far Distances and Design Influences on Ground Vibrations 1992 (Indiana) 1987 OSMRE: Blasting Guidance Manual (OSMRE Directive TGR-1)
State Blasting Reports Date State Blasting Reports 2011 WV OEB: Predictability of Airblast at Surface Coal Mines in West Virginia WV OEB: Report Relating Surface Coal Mines Scaled Distance to Deep Mine Roof Peak Particle 2007 Velocities 2006 WV-OEB: Potential Effects of Surface Mine Blasts Upon Bat Hibernaculum 2005 Henderson, NV: Structure Response Study 2005 WV-OEB: Report of Ground Vibration and Airblast Compliance Methods Research 2004 WV-OEB: Report of Seismic Research2004 2003 Mann: Response of Manufactured Houses to Blast Vibrations (Ohio) 2003 WV-OEB: Report of Seismic Research 2003 2000 Miami-Dade: Blast Vibration Damage and Assessment Study and Report 1997 PA DEP: Blasting Complaint Protocol 1995 PA: Jacobs, Assessment of the Perceived Effects of Quarry Blasting on a Suburban Residential Area https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm[1/11/2018 7:26:46 AM]
ARblast: All Resources on Blasting US Bureau of Mines Reports Date US Bureau of Mines Reports Crum: Ground Vibrations and Airblasts Monitored in Swedesburg PA from Blasting at the McCoy 1995 Quarry 1994 Siskind: RI 9523 Surface Mine Blasting near Pressurized Transmission Pipelines Siskind: RI 9455Blast Vibrations and other Potential Causes of Damage in Homes near a Large 1993 Surface Coal Mine in Indiana 1989 Siskind: RI 9226 Comparative Study of Blasting Vibrations from Indiana Surface Coal Mines 1987 Staff: IC 9135 Surface Mine Blasting Siskind: RI 9078 Low-Frequency Vibrations Produced by Surface Mine Blasting over Abandoned 1987 Underground Mines 1986 Stachura: RI 9008 Delayed Blasting Tests to Improve Highwall Stability - A Final Report Kopp: RI 9026 Effects of Millisecond-Delay Intervals on Vibration and Airblast from Surface Coal 1986 Mine Blasting 1985 Siskind: RI 8969 Blast Vibration Measurements Near and On Structure Foundations 1985 Siskind: Assessment of Blasting Vibrations from Surface Mine Blasting in Peabody's Universal Mine Siskind: The Generation of Low-Frequency Long-Duration Vibrations from Surface Mine Blasting at 1985 Blanford, IN 1984 Stagg: RI 8896 Effects of Repeated Blasting on a Wood-Frame House Stachura: RI 8892 Airblast and Ground Vibration Generation and Propagation from Contour Mine 1984 Blasting 1983 Dick: IC 8925 Explosive and Blasting Procedures Manual 1981 Stachura: RI 8508 Airblast Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques for Surface Mine Blasting 1980 Siskind: RI 8485 Structure Response and Damage Produced by Airblast from Surface Coal Mining 1980 Stagg: RI 8506 Measurement of Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations and Seismograph Calibration Siskind: RI 8507 Structure Response and Damage Produced by Ground Vibration from Surface Mine 1980 Blasting 1977 Damon: IC 8746 Safety Recommendations for Sensitized Ammonium Nitrate Blasting Agents 1974 Snodgrass: RI 7937 Vibrations from Underground Blasting 1972 Pugliese: IC 8550 Designing Blast Patterns Using Empirical Formulas 1971 Nicholls: Bulletin 656 Blasting Vibrations and Their Effects on Structures 1966 Devine: RI 6774 Effect Of Charge Weight On Vibration Levels From Quarry Blasting 1966 Dolah: RI 6746 Sympathetic Detonation Of Ammonium Nitrate And Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil 1966 Dolah: RI 6773 Explosion Hazards Of Ammonium Nitrate Under Fire Exposure 1966 Nicholls: RI 6806 Effect Of Charge Diameter On Explosive Performance 1966 Nicholls: RI 6843 Presplitting Rock In The Presence Of A Static Stress Field 1966 Dolah: RI 6903 Further Studies On Sympathetic Detonation 1963 Duvall: RI 6151 Vibrations From Instantaneous and Millisecond-Delayed Quarry Blasts 1963 Staff USBM: IC 8179 Safety Recommendations for Sensitized Ammonium Nitrate Blasting Agents 1963 Johnson: RI 6188 Effects of Mechanical Properties of Materials on Cratering: A Laboratory Study 1962 Duvall: RI 5968 Review of Criteria for Estimating Damage to Residences from Blasting Vibrations Blair: RI 5073 Evaluation of Gages for Measuring Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration of Seismic 1954 Pulses 1942 Thoenen: Bulletin 442 Seismic Effects of Quarry Blasting 1942 Ireland: TP 635 Design of Air-Blast Meter and Calibration Equipment https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm[1/11/2018 7:26:46 AM]
ARblast: All Resources on Blasting 1936 Lee: RI 3319 Earth Vibrations Caused by Quarry Blasting Historic Structures and Other Blast Vibration Reports Date Historic Structures and Other Blast Vibration Reports Wilson, Ihrig Associates, Inc.: Current Practices to Address Vibration and Potential Effects to Historic 2012 Buildings Adjacent to Transportation Projects 2007 Sharif: Non-Destructive Testing of Historic Structures to Establish Vibration Criteria 2001 Hagherty, Harrell: Blasting Vibrations Affected by Underground Cavities 2000 Siskind: Assessment of Blast Vibration Impacts from Quarry Blasting in Dade County 1989 Shaw: Evaluation of Potential Blasting-Induced Damage to the Meason House 1983 Clark: Vibration and Its Effect and Measurement Techniques at or Near Dwellings 1983 ASCE: Vibration Criteria for Historic and Sensitive Older Buildings 1977 Medearis: Rational Damage Criteria for Low-Rise Structures Subjected to Blasting Vibrations 1963 Northwood: Blasting Vibrations and Building Damage 1960 Edwards: Experimental Studies of the Effects of Blasting on Structures Training Aids, PowerPoint Presentations and Movies Date Posted Training Aids, PowerPoint Presentations and Movies 2014 Blasting Gases and Safety, 2013 2012 OSMRE Blasting Responsibilities, ISEE 2011 2011 GPS ISMR 2011 2010 House contents response videos; Quarry: Boonville 2009 USGS Stray-Gas Workshop, CO/blasting Presentation 2009 NTTP Blasting and Inspection Class (zip file 460MB) 2009 GPS Training Module 2007 OSMRE Blaster's Training Modules, Part 8 2007 Vibration Monitoring, FY07, ATF CES 2007 FY07 Presentation, Understanding the Vibration Measurement 2006 OSMRE Responsibilities, FY07, ATF AETI 2006 ISEE Blast Vibration and Seismograph Section update, ISEE BVS 2005 2005 OSMRE TIPS Blast Log Evaluation Program Primer 2005, BLEP Class Northwestern University, Autonomous Crack Measurement Webpage Southern Methodist University, Geophysics Research Archives (Good video clips) e-Training: Blast Log Evaluation Program Instructions; BLEP primer Searchable Websites Date Posted Searchable Websites 2017 The World of Explosives 2012 NIOSH, Safety and Health Topics and Explosives Downloadable Publications 2010 USGS's website - monitors seismic activity related to mining blasts https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm[1/11/2018 7:26:46 AM]
ARblast: All Resources on Blasting 2005 International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE)
Blast Monitoring Guidelines Date Blast Monitoring Guidelines 2015 2015 ISEE Field Practice Guidelines for Blasting Seismographs Aimone-Martin, Eltschlager: Guidelines for Measuring Residential Response, Comparative Study of 2003 Structure Response to Coal Mine Blasting - Addendum II 1991 USACE: Underwater Blast Monitoring Vibrations and Underground Mines Date Vibrations and Underground Mines WV OEB Report Relating Surface Coal Mines Scaled Distance to Deep Mine Roof Peak Particle 2007 Velocities 2006 VibraTech: Howe Cave Quarry Study, NY Singh: Impact of Initiation Sequences in Opencast Blasting on the Intensity of Vibrations in 2002 Underground Openings 1997 Scoble, Lizotti, Paventi, Mohanty: Measurement of Blast Damage 1993 Fourie, Green: Damage to Underground Coal Mines Caused by Surface Blasting 1993 Singh, Lamond: Investigation of Blast Damage and Underground Stability 1992 Boukharov, Chanda: A Theoretical Study into Damage to Pillars Caused by Blasting 1991 Friedel, Thill: RI 9389, Rayleigh Wave Assessment of Damage and Integrity of Mine Structures 1984 Simpson, Phang: Effects of Surface Mine Blasting on Underground Mine Openings Phang, Simpson, Brown: Investigation of Blast-Induced Underground Vibrations from Surface 1983 Blasting 1979 Woodward-Clyde Associates: Underground Vibrations from Surface Blasting at Jenny Mine, Kentucky 1979 Hayatdavoudi, Brown: Surface Coal Mine Blasting Effects on Underground Coal Mine Stability 1977 Stevens: A Review of the Effects of Earthquakes on Underground Mines, USGS 1977 Sakurai: Vibration of Tunnel to Adjacent Blasting Operations 1977 Rupert, Clark: Criteria for the Proximity of Surface Blasting to Underground Coal Mines 1974 Snodgrass, Siskind: Vibrations from Underground Blasting Vibrations and Slope Stability Date Vibrations and Slope Stability MSHA Impoundment Seminar presentations:
2010 Earthquakes vs Blasting, Clark Blasting Effects on Impoundments, Pfeifer MSHA: Engineering and Design Manual Coal Refuse Disposal Facilities, Blasting Chapters; 2009 Full manual 2007 MSHA: Coal Mine Impoundment Inspection and Plan Review Handbook 2001 Sharif, Warner, Novotny: Vibration Monitoring Program for McConnell's Mill State Park Andrieux, McKenzie, Heilig, Drolet: The Impact of Blasting on Excavation Dedsign - A Geomechanics 1994 Approach Jibson: Predicting Earthquake-Induced Landslide Displacements Using Newmark's Sliding Block https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm[1/11/2018 7:26:46 AM]
ARblast: All Resources on Blasting 1993 Analysis US Bureau of Reclamation: Review of Present Practices Used in Predicting the Effects of Blasting on 1985 Pore Water Pressure 1982 Oriard: Influence of Blasting on Slope Stability - State-of-the-Art 1981 Holmberg, Maki: Case Examples of Blasting Damage and Its Influence on Slope Stability Gandhi, Densification of Deposited Ash Slurry Flyrock Date Flyrock 1993 Shea and Clark: Avoiding Tragedy: Lessons to be Learned from a Flyrock Fatality Management Science, Assoc., A Model for the Determination of Flyrock Range as a Function of Shot 1979 Conditions Vibrations and Pipelines Date Vibrations and Pipelines 1994 Siskind: RI 9523 Surface Mine Blasting near Pressurized Transmission Pipelines 1991 Esoaraza: Pipeline Response to Blasting in Rock 1978 Westine: Analysis and Testing of Pipe Response to Buried Explosive Detonations Clark: Relationship Between Pipe Stress, Ground Particle Velocity and Scale Factors in Blasting 1976 Dolomite Vibrations and Water Wells Date Vibrations and Water Wells 2002 Stephens and Assoc., Comparative Study of Domestic Water Well Integrity 2000 Hawkins: Impacts off Blasting on Domestic Water Wells Revey: Practical Methods to Control Explosives Losses and Reduce Ammonia and Nitrate Levels in 1996 Mine Water 1980 Berger: Survey of Blasting Effects on Ground Water Supplies in Appalachia Army - Demil and Propellants Use Date Army - Demil and Propellants Use 2011 Ammunitions and Explosives Safety Standards, Department of the Army, Pamphlet 385-64 1998 Propellant Management Guide, U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center 1994 TNT Equivalence of Selected U.S. Army Gun Propellants, Naval Surface Warfare Center 1993 Prediction of Safe Life of Propellants, Feltman Research Laboratory Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Blasting Reports Date Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Blasting Reports https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm[1/11/2018 7:26:46 AM]
ARblast: All Resources on Blasting 1991 Caulder, Workman: Blasting for Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Bauer, Caulder, Workman: Blasting as an AML Reclamation Method Volume 1; 1987 Volumne 2 Blasting Dissertations and Theses (from our upcoming professionals)
Date Blasting Dissertations and Theses (from our upcoming professionals) 2012 Silva-Castro: Blast Vibration Modeling Using Improved Signature Hole Technique for Bench Blast An Lusk: Analysis and Policy Implications of Comfort Levels of Diverse Constituents with Reported 2006 Units for Blast Vibrations and Limits: Closing the Communication Gap, 2006 2006 Waldron: Residential Crack Response to Vibrations from Underground Mining, 2006 Rosenhaim: Response of a Residential Structure and Buried Pipelines to Construction Blasting in 2005 Basalt on the West Side of Albuquerque, NM, 2005, Thesis 2005 Ozer: Wireless Sensor Networks for Crack Displacement Measurement, 2005 International Blasting Reports Date International Blasting Reports 2007 Adhikari: Ground Vibration and Structure Response Due to Rockbursts at Kolar Gold Fields (India)
Adhikari: Role of Blast Design Parameters on Ground Vibration and Correlation of Vibration Level to 2005 Blasting Damage to Surface Structures (India)
Ministry of Coal: Evaluation of Explosives Performance Through in-the-Hole Detonation Velocity 2001 Measurement (India) 1977 Sakurai and Kitamura: Vibration of Tunnel Due to Adjacent Blasting Operation (Japan)
Mine Gases and Dust Date Mine Gases and Dust Battelle, West Virginia Air Quality Assessment Near a Surface Coal Mine Blasting Operation, Press 2012 Release; and Report 2010 USGS: Stray Gas Workshop, November 2009 2007 Attalla, et al: NOx Emissions from Blasting in Open Cut Coal Mining in the Hunter Valley, Australia 2003 NIOSH: Handbook for Dust control in Mining Laughrey, Baldassare: Some Applications for Isotope Geochemistry for Determining Sources of Stray 2003 Carbon Dioxide Gas 2001 English: Study of Fugitive Dust and Fumes (West Virginia)
Eltschlager et al: Technical Measures for the Investigation and Mitigation of Fugitive Methane 2001 Hazards in Areas of Coal Mining GPS Date GPS 2004 Eltschlager: Blasting Applications for GPS (National) 2004 Eltschlager: Presentation Blasting Applications for GPS https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm[1/11/2018 7:26:46 AM]
ARblast: All Resources on Blasting Excel Tools Date Excel Tools OSMRE Blast Design Rules of Thumb Excel Calculator; 2016 Rules of Thumb (2016) 2014 OSMRE Regression Analysis for Ground Vibrations and Airblast 2009 PA Airblast Prediction 2009 PA Ground Vibration Prediction 2009 OSMRE Blast Report Drill logs: OSMRE 2009 VA Drilling and Blasting 2009 OSMRE Blast Log Evaluation Program, BLEP 2009 OSMRE Charge Weight/Scaled Distance Table 2009 OSMRE Airblast Calculator 2009 OSMRE Wind Conversion 2009 OSMRE Latitude - Longitude Distance Calculator 2009 OSMRE Scaled Distance - PPV Graph 2009 US Bureau of Mines RI 8507 Appendix B 2009 OSMRE Alternate Blasting Level Chart, from RI 8507 Public Relations Date Public Relations For More Information: 2007 ISEE 2007: Public Meetings Guide (zip file)
Ken Eltschlager Mining/Explosives Engineer ISEE: PR at the Doorstep, Part 1; keltschlager@osmre.gov 2005 Part 2; (412) 937-2169 Part 3 (contact the author for imbedded videos)
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