Conference Proceedings
XXV International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) 2010
Conference Proceedings
XXV International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) 2010
Importance of Strain to Fragment Strength in Blasting Induced Pre-Conditioning
Importance of Strain to Fragment Strength in Blasting Induced Pre-Conditioning When a rock is blasted, cracks propagate through the rock causing the rock to fracture. This paper focuses on applying the results from a series of small scale blasting tests were designed to show the effect that varying blast variables such as explosive type and explosive energy have on the resulting strength of the post blast fragments. It was shown that the velocity of detonation of the explosive product affects the reduction of fragment strength. This has important implications for the downstream comminution process. The observations from these tests are then explained with reference to the principles of fracture mechanics. A simple but effective prediction of blast induced preconditioning is shown.
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S Michaux, R Hocking
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