301287 (v.2) WASM Blast Engineering 604

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Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Contact Hours:	25.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	5 x 5 Hours Weekly
Blasting terminology and theory, rock properties and their influence on fragmentation, stability and environmental impact. Designing blast patterns including explosive distribution, priming, initiation sequences, delay selection and fragmentation modelling. Blast damage and rock stability. Environmental impact. Literature study assignment.