The Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) funded project, No C14057, entitled Effect of Blasting on Infrastructure', has been carried out with the objectives of providing methodologies for the assessment of the strength of infrastructure types and the establishment of responsible and realistic limits. Personnel from Melbourne, Newcastle and Swinburne Universities and Terrock Consulting Engineers conducted the project._x000D_
Infrastructure types including: conveyors; power transmission towers; wooden power poles; electrical substations; pipelines, bridges; public access roads and underground workings have been investigated by both field studies and structural analysis. Railways, underground telecom cables, dams and industrial buildings have been reviewed using general structural analysis._x000D_
This paper has been prepared for the mining industry to provide a progress report on the project.