Blasting Download Page

Date	OSM Reports
1982	OSM: Proposed Blasting Rule, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
1983	OSM: Final Blasting Rule Pre-Amble, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
1992	Crum: Blast Vibration Measurements at Far Distances and Design Influences on Ground Vibrations (Indiana)
1994	OSM: Investigation of Damage to Structures in the McCutchenville-Daylight (M/D) Area of Southwestern Indiana: M/D Part 1 - Composite Report (Indiana)
	IDNR: M/D Part 2 - Geologic and Unconsolidated Materials in the M/D Area
	Eltschlager: M/D Part 3 - Blast Design Effects on Ground Vibrations in M/D Indiana from Blasting at the AMAX Ayrshire Mine
	Siskind: M/D Part 4 - Vibration Environment and Characterization for Houses in M/D Indiana
	Siskind: M/D Part 5 - Racking Response of Large Structures from Airblast, A Case Study.
	King: M/D Part 6 - Investigation of Building Damage in the M/D, Indiana Area
	Chiarito: M/D Part 7 - Experimental and Analytical Studies of the Vibration Response of Residential Structures Due to Surface Mining
	Hadala: M/D Part 8 - Dynamic Soil Property Testing and Analysis of Soil Properties, M/D Indiana.
	Maynard: M/D Part 9 - Environmental Conditions Related to Geology, Soils, and Precipitation, M/D, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
1996	Pierce: Assessment of Low Frequency Blast Vibrations and Potential Impacts on Structures (Indiana)
1997	Crum: House Response from Blast-Induced Low Frequency Ground Vibrations and Inspections for Related Interior Cracking (Indiana)
2000	Hawkins: Impacts of Blasting on Domestic Water Wells
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)
2002	Stephens: Comparative Study of Domestic Water Well Integrity to Coal Mine Blasting (Appalachia)
2003	Eltschlager: Blast Vibration and Seismograph Section 2002 (National)
2003	Aimone-Martin: Comparative Study of Structure Response to Coal Mine Blasting (National)
2004	Eltschlager: Blasting Applications for GPS (National)
2004	Eltschlager: Fugitive Carbon Based Gases... Blasting Related or Not (National)
2005	Eltschlager: Microphone Height Effects on Blast-Induced Air Overpressure Measurements (National)

Date Posted	Searchable Websites
5/26/05	International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE), Technical Information
3/9/07	BERG England www.berg-uk.com
11/19/07	NIOSH, Explosives Downloadable Publications
11/19?07	NIOSH, Safety and Health Topics, Hazards - Explosives

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Date	US Bureau of Mines Reports
1962	Duvall: RI 5968 Review of Criteria for Estimating Damage to Residences from Blasting Vibrations
1963	Duvall: RI 6151 Vibrations From Instantaneous and Millisecond-Delayed Quarry Blasts
1971	Nicholls: Bulletin 656 Blasting Vibrations and Their Effects on Structures
1972	Pugliese: IC 8550 Designing Blast Patterns Using Empirical Formulas
1963	Johnson: RI 6188 Effects of Mechanical Properties of Materials on Cratering: A Laboratory Study
1974	Snodgrass: RI 7937 Vibrations from Underground Blasting
1980	Stagg: RI 8506 Measurement of Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations and Seismograph Calibration
1980	Siskind: RI 8507 Structure Response and Damage Produced by Ground Vibration from Surface Mine Blasting
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
1983	Dick: IC 8925 Explosive and Blasting Procedures Manual
1984	Stagg: RI 8896 Effects of Repeated Blasting on a Wood-Frame House
1984	Stachura: RI 8892 Airblast and Ground Vibration Generation and Propagation from Contour Mine Blasting
1985	Siskind: RI 8969 Blast Vibration Measurements Near and On Structure Foundations
1986	Stachura: RI 9008 Delayed Blasting Tests to Improve Highwall Stability - A Final Report
1986	Kopp: RI 9026 Effects of Millisecond-Delay Intervals on Vibration and Airblast from Surface Coal Mine Blasting
1987	Staff: IC 9135 Surface Mine Blasting
1987	Siskind: RI 9078 Low-Frequency Vibrations Produced by Surface Mine Blasting over Abandoned Underground Mines
1989	Siskind: RI 9226 Comparative Study of Blasting Vibrations from Indiana Surface Coal Mines
1993	Siskind: RI 9455 Blast Vibrations and other Potential Causes of Damage in Homes near a Large Surface Coal Mine in Indiana
1994	Siskind: RI 9523 Surface Mine Blasting near Pressurized Transmission Pipelines

Date	Other Reports

1960	Edwards: Experimental Studies of the Effects of Blasting on Structures
1963	Northwood: Blasting Vibrations and Building Damage
1977	Medearis: Rational Damage Criteria for Low-Rise Structures Subjected to Blasting Vibrations
1980	Berger: Survey of Blasting Effects on Ground Water Supplies in Appalachia
1989	Shaw: Evaluation of Potential Blasting-Induced Damage to the Meason House
2000	Siskind: Assessment of Blast Vibration Impacts from Quarry Blasting in Dade County

Date Posted	PowerPoint Presentations and Movies
11/17/04	Presentaton Blasting Applications for GPS, Eltschlager 2004
3/28/05	BLEP Class, OSM TIPS Blast Log Evaluation Program Primer 2005
08/22/06	ISEE BVS 2005
3/13/07	ISEE 2007 Public Meetings Guide
10/18/06	ATF AETI OSM Responsibilities, FY 2007
05/16/07	ATF CES Vibration Monitoring, FY 2007
04/17/07	Understanding the Vibration Measurement, FY 2007
6/25.07	WY Modules Modified Part 8

2/27/05	Silver Spade video
2/12/07	Construction Videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
6/20/05	Tree Video

Date Posted	Federal Blaster Certification
11/26/07	OSM-74, Application for Blaster Certification
12/14/05	8/29/05 Position Paper on Federal Certification
12/14/05	Training and Potential Testing Topics Appendix A of Position Paper
11/26/07	Federal Examination Instructions
11/26/07	OSM Blast Design Rules of Thumb
11/26/07	Excel Blast Design Estimator based on the Rules of Thumb

Date	Vibrations in Underground Mines
1974	Snodgrass, Siskind: Vibrations from Underground Blasting
1977	Stevens: A Review of the Effects of Earthquakes on Underground Mines, USGS
1977	Sakurai: Vibration of Tunnel to Adjacent Blasting Operations
1977	Wang, Clark: Criteria for the Proximity of Surface Blasting to Underground Coal Mines
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
1983	Phang, Simpson, Brown: Investigation of Blast-Induced Underground Vibrations from Surface Blasting
1984	Simpson, Phang: Effects of Surface Mine Blasting on Underground Mine Openings
1991	Friedel, Thill: RI 9389, Rayleigh Wave Assessment of Damage and Integrity of Mine Structures
1992	Boukharov, Chanda: A Theoretical Study into Damage to Pillars Caused by Blasting
1993	Fourie, Green: Damage to Underground Coal Mines Caused by Surface Blasting
1993	Singh, Lamond: Investigation of Blast Damage and Underground Stability
1997	Scoble, Lizotti, Paventi, Mohanty: Measurement of Blast Damage
2002	Sign: Impact of Initiation Sequences in Opencast Blasting on the Intensity of Vibrations in Underground Openings

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Date	State Reports
2003	Mann: Response of Manufactured Houses to Blast Vibrations (Ohio)

Date Posted	Blasting Seismographs
5/26/05	ISEE Performance Specifications for Blasting Seismographs (2000)
5/26/05	ISEE Field Practice Guidelines for Blasting Seismographs (1999)

Date	Vibrations and Slope Stability
1994	Andrieux, McKenzie, Heilig, Drolet: The Impact of Blasting on Excavation Dedsign - A Geomechanics Approach

Date	AML Blasting Reports
1987	Bauer, Caulder: Workman: Blasting as an AML Reclamation Method - Vol. 1 ... Vol. 2
1991	Caulder, Workman: Blasting for Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation

Date	Blasting Dissertations and Theses (from our upcoming professionals)
2/21/07	Lusk: An Analysis and Policy Implications of Comfort Levels of Diverse Constituents with Reported Units for Blast Vibrations and Limits: Closing the Communication Gap, 2006
2/22/07	Ozer: Wireless Sensor Networks for Crack Displacement Measurement, 2005
2/22/07	Waldron: Residential Crack Response to Vibrations from Underground Mining, 2006
2/23/07	Rosenhaim: Response of a Residential Structure and Buried Pipelines to Construction Blasting in Basalt on the West Side of Albuquerque, NM, 2005, Thesis, Appendix Part 1, Appendix Part 2, Appendix Part 3,

Date	International Blasting Reports
2005	Adhikari, Role of Blast Design Parameters on Ground Vibration and Correlation of Vibration Level to Blasting Damage to Surface Structures (India)
2007	Adhikari, Ground Vibration and Structure Response Due to Rockbursts at Kolar Gold Fields, India
2001	Ministry of Coal, Evaluation of Explosives Performance Through in-the-Hole Detonation Velocity Measurement, (India)

Date	Mine Gas Reports

2001	Eltschlager et al: Technical Measures for the Investigation and Mitigation of Fugitive Methane Hazards in Areas of Coal Mining.
2001