The mining and construction industries have long been faced with considerable attention
and criticism in regard to the effects of blasting. The generation of ground vibrations is one of …

The worldwide mining industry consumes a vast amount of energy in reduction of fragment
size from mining to mineral processing with an extremely low-energy efficiency, particularly …

Blasting is widely applied in deep rock excavation. The effect of in-situ stresses on the
fracturing of rock due to blasting was investigated. A theoretical model was used to explain …

In the context of deep rock engineering, the in-situ stress state is of major importance as it
plays an important role in rock dynamic response behavior. Thus, stress initialization …

Rock fragmentation by blasting is the most efficient way of rock breakage in hard rock mining
applications. Fragmentation, as well as the properties of the fragments generated by the …

High in-situ stress generally results in difficulties in achieving crack interconnection in
presplit blasting, which can further arouse challenges related to construction cost and …

In rock blasting, the effect that stress wave superposition between boreholes has on rock
fragmentation remains controversial. Here, we experimentally study the stress wave …

Optimum fragmentation of rocks during blasting is pivotal for the productivity of mining and
civil engineering systems. Extensive studies on the ubiquitous fragmentation phenomena in …

Since the invention of electronic detonators with a delay accuracy within 1 ms, short-delay
blasting technology has been used in mining and tunnelling engineering to improve rock …

The depletion of shallow-buried reserves has been driving the exploitation activities into the
deeper crust, and the rising lithostatic stress thus poses substantial challenges to dynamic …