Introduction to Excavation Engineering. Rock blasting vs. mechanical excavation. Rock mass properties. Fragmentation.
Rock Blasting Technique: principles, mechanism and technology. Rock Drilling.
Explosives: detonation theory, properties, industrial explosives, initiation and firing systems, blasthole charging, transportation, storage, safety.
Design of Blasting Rounds: bench blasting, tunneling, shaft sinking, controlled blasting, underwater blasting.
Environmental Effects of Blasting: vibrations, air blast, flyrock.
