Abstract
In this study, the best possible location for an air deck in an explosive column during a surface blasting operation for the most efficient rock fragmentation is described. Volumes of air decks are proposed for the optimization. This study aims at helping guide blasting engineers to easily apply an air deck in a surface blasting operation.
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The authors wish to acknowledge the Saudi Mining Polytechnic (SMP) Institute, the Department of Mining & Nuclear Engineering of Missouri University of Science & Technology for their funding support, and the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore-Pakistan.
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Published in Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, 2019, No. 6, pp. 69–78.
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Hayat, M.B., Alagha, L. & Ali, D. Air Decks in Surface Blasting Operations. J Min Sci 55, 922–929 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062739119066307
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