Investigations were carried out at three underground coal mines in India to study the response of surface structures to underground blasting and the likelihood of damage to the structures The structures in the vicinity of the underground blasting area were single and multistoried residential houses The amplitudes of vibration due to underground blasting were monitored simultaneously on the
Get PriceSchematic diagram of blasting effect 1 enlarged cavity 2 crushing zone 3 fracture zone 4 seismic zone The crushed zone and fracture zone generated by the influence of dynamite explosion on the wall is characterized by the significant stress value σ i are mainly related to the stress value of the medium
Get PriceBlasting technology is an essential part of the construction process to perform structural engineering activities Blasting is the process of cracking rock material by using a small amount of explosive substance so that the rock is destroyed into several pieces In the past black powder and dynamite were used for the explosive process
Get PriceA portion of each hole is filled with explosives The top portion of the hole is filled with inert material called stemming The explosive in each hole is initiated with detonators or blasting caps The detonators are designed to create millisecond thousandths of a second delay periods between individual holes or charges
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Get PriceA combination of surface and in hole delays are widely used in construction blasting operations Another factor in blasting is rock swell This can vary from 20 40 percent of the bench volume This can impact the blast performance if there is limited room It can also affect the transportation requirements which can impact both time and cost
Get PriceBlasting is used for both the rock removal process and underground mining operations Currently the most common explosives used in mining industries are ammonium nitrate slurries and emulsions The type of blast design and explosive material consumption depends on various factors; the most common factors are rock type density strength and damage condition of the existing rock base
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Get PriceDuring the process of the pre splitting blasting in coal seam the coal body around the blasthole is pressed by blast wave to produce a crushing zone And the coal body at some distance is tensed by the stress wave to radial crack zone
Get PriceBlasting off the solid BOS in Indian underground mines has been a widely practised method for winning coal while developing mine galleries in Bord & Pillar system Room & Pillar system The blast holes are drilled in solid coal without free face in BOS method of mining and are blasted with permitted type of explosives and delay detonators
Get PriceMost underground coal is mined by the room and pillar method whereby rooms are cut into the coal bed leaving a series of pillars or columns of coal to help support the mine roof and control the flow of air Generally rooms are 20 30 feet wide and the pillars up to 100 feet wide
Get PriceThe whole process is a physical change and is safe because it does not involve high temperatures open flames or harmful gases as in traditional blasting CDPTB uses a blasting cylinder which consists of a filling head a heating element a storage tube a shear rupture disc and a releasing head The principle of CDPTB is shown in Figure 1
Get PriceUnderground Mining Top 10 Risks Labour Employer Risk Rank Category Situation or Condition or Factor that could result in Injury or Illness OR What could keep you up at night L C Risk L sd L C sd C 1 Ground control Rock bursts underground 4 75 0 66 4 50 0 50 21 38
Get PriceDeep underground tunnels This example shows interconnected underground tunnels in deep ground in Fig 8 The tunnels are built with reinforced concrete liner wall by drill and blast of rocks with Q value Palmstrom et al 2024 varying from 0 1 to 1 1 The purpose of the analysis is to determine both temporary and permanent stresses in the lining
Get PriceBlasters at surface mines and construction operations have not been as concerned about blasting fumes as their counterparts in underground mines believing that fumes would disperse in the open air ISEE 1998 Surface blasters however must be aware that toxic fumes have the potential to create hazards in their operations
Get PriceThe Mining Process Once a mining lease has been awarded to an operator exploration i e evaluation of the resource takes place followed by a planning and development process before excavation or mining begins They are typically driven at 2 5 to 3 5m in height which accounts for over 95% of all Australian coal mine roadways In
Get Price1 Introduction Rock burst a typical dynamic disaster induced by elastic strain energy emitted in a sudden rapid and violent way from coal and rock masses in both coal and rock mines is posing a serious threat to the production and miners safety Cook 1965 Brãuner 1994 Mark and Gauna 2024 Particularly rock burst is becoming a challenging problem in ultradeep coal seams due to high
Get PriceIt can be considered in three stages face or section haulage which transfers the coal from the active working faces; intermediate or panel haulage which transfers the coal onto the primary or main haulage; and the main haulage system which removes the coal from the mine
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Get PriceApr 6 2021The process of blasting goes through blast design prior any blasting operation The design of a blast operation includes laLout of the blasthole pattern Selection of explosives Decking Delay times Initiation pattern Stemming Necessary safety measures Explosives placing occurs in different parts
Get PriceWhen the 1969 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act was enacted U S coal production was about 600 million tons with about 60 percent underground mining and 40 percent surface mining Longwall mining accounted for less than 1 percent of the underground production; room and pillar continuous mining accounted for about 50 percent of the underground production
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Get PriceDuring the process of the pre splitting blasting in coal seam the coal body around the blasthole is pressed by blast wave to produce a crushing zone Cheng Y P An explanation of large scale coal and gas outbursts in underground coal mines the effect of low permeability zones on abnormally abundant gas Nat Hazards Earth Syst Sci 2024
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Get PriceRespirable coal mine dust is a hazard in underground and surface coal mines and in coal processing facilities It is a mixed dust consisting mostly of coal but can also include silica clay limestone and other mineral dusts The composition of coal mine dust varies with the coal seam the composition of the surrounding strata and mining methods
Get PriceApr 1 2021Underground mines usually have designated primary times daily Primary blasting is carried out in both development and stoping Working safety in underground mining is related to blast operations rock conditions and mining methods The potential for roof problems rock spalling rock bursts rock falls and brow damage is rife
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