The Blasting of Rock in Mines, Quarries, Tunnels, Etc, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from The Blasting of Rock in Mines, Quarries, Tunnels, Etc, Vol. 1: A Scientific and Practical Treatise for the Use of Engineers and Others Engaged in Mining, Quarrying, Tunnelling, &C., , And for Mining and Engineering Students, The Principles of Rock Blasting and Their General ApplicationIt is a remarkable fact that the theories of rock blasting which have been generally adopted, do not take into account the in¿uence of the form of the chamber employed, seeing that the initial force of the blast, and the resistance of the rock will largely depend thereon for any direction of the line of resistance.The methods by which the rules and formulae were deduced are fully explained, and examples of all the more important calculations are given to assist the engineer to deal with any question that may arise in practice, especial attention being directed to how the greatest economy may be attained in the boring of holes and consumption of explosive.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.