The Blaster's Guide: A Resource for the Explosives and Blasting Industry

This guide is intended for use by qualified engineers, experienced in explosives blast design and execution. Substantial training regarding the functionality and limitations of this software is required to use this software properly. This guide cannot account for all field conditions. Professional judgment must be exercised by the engineers using this guide and executing the field work. All warranties and conditions are disclaimed and this guide is licensed 'as is'. PRINT Blasters Guide TOC General Information Index Blaster's Tips Blaster's Rule's Safety Policy APC Misfire Procedures MSHA Misfire Procedures OSHA Misfire Procedures Blast Design Formulas Index Formula Name Absolute Bulk Strength Absolute Weight Strength Base Charge Length Actual Scaled Distance Burden Deck Stemming Face Height Hole-To-Hole Delay Time Loading Density Max Charge Weight per Delay Min. Distance Powder Factor Pre-Splitting - Air Decked Charges Pre-Splitting - De-Coupled Charges Pressure Formula Relative Weight Strength Resistance Row-To-Row Delay Time Stone Stemming Particle Size Sub-Drilling "Supersonic" Face Velocity Spacing Top Stemming Length Water Displacement Weight of Rock per Blast Hole Vibration Level Prediction Volume of Rock per Blast Hole Conversions and Tables Unit Conversions Lbs Explosive per Ft Blasthole Kg Explosives per Ft Blasthole Cu. Yds. per Ft of Borehole Cu. Mt. per Meter of Borehole Rock Densities Product Information Bulletins PIB Index 3-D Star 3-D Star DDS Austinite & HEET Bulk Products Austinite Packaged Products Cast Boosters Coal Mine Construction Delay Detonators Coal Mine Delay Detonators Detonating Cord Dynamite Series E*Star Booster Electro*Star Detonator E*Star Seismic Detonator Emulex 500 Series Emulex 900 Series Enviroseis HEET/Hydromite Packaged Blends Hornet Boosters Hydromite Advance Hydromite 600 Hydromite 880 Hydromite Bulk Products Oil*Star Detonators A-2B A-84 A-85 A-96 A-96L A-105 A-105-100 A-140 A-140F A-140Fbk A-161 Overbreak Control Products Permissible Products Red-D Prime Rock*Star Detonators Seis-Gel Seisprime Seismic Detonating Cord Shock*Star Dual-Delays Shock*Star LP Detonators Shock*Star MS Detonators Shock*Star Signal Transmission Lines Shock*Star Surface Connectors Static*Star Detonators (imperial) Static*Star Detonators (metric) Time*Star Detonators Seismic Product Information Bulletins Seismic PIB Index 3-D*Star 3-D*Star DDS E*Star Seismic Detonator Enviroseis Seis-Gel Seisprime Seismic Detonating Cord Static*Star Detonators (imperial) Static*Star Detonators (metric) MSDS Catalog MSDS Index Ammonium Nitrate Austinite 15 and 30 Austinite 15 HE Austinite WR Cast Boosters Coalmex 14E Detonating Cord Dynamite Series Electric Detonators Electronic Detonators Emulex Series FS Seismic Detonating cord Fuse Caps Gelatin and Semi-Gelatin Dynamites HEET Hydromite Hydromite Advance Hydromite 505 and 4105 Hydrox Bulk Emulsions Non-Electric Detonators Non-Incendive Sheathed Explosive Unit Oil*Star Detonators Permissible Dynamite Series Shock*Star Tubing State and Federal Contacts IME Glossary