Norwegian tbm tunnelling machines for hard rock and mixed face. Some companies have even subcontracted all work functions at the mine and processing plant. Niosh researchers collected basic data from two blast rounds at the ssxsteer mine as a component of. Drilling and blasting is the controlled use of explosives and other methods such as gas pressure blasting pyrotechnics, to break rock for excavation. Tunneling in rock by drilling and blasting books pics. Jumbo drills for mining and tunneling with 35 years of experience, cmm specializes in the manufacture of drillers intended mainly for underground working and offers a complete range of machines. Apr 21, 2012 drilling and blasting powerpoint 2003 1. This reference may be obtained free of charge in adobe acrobat pdf format through the fhwa at the following. In tunnel blasting operations, the explosive or blasting agent may be charged into the. Long hole drilling for the platinum industry a mining. Full face tbms are mobile, electronically operated mills in the mountain.
Unpredictable ground conditions, environmental requirements and geological factors makes tunneling. However, equipment is presently available to conduct horizontal geotechnical investigations at reasonable production rates and cost. Tunneling methods in different rocksoil conditions. Drilling and blasting as a tunnel excavation method.
The method can be used in all types of rocks and the initial cost is lower than the mechanical method like tbm. Tunneling in rock by drilling and blasting top results of your surfing tunneling in rock by drilling and blasting start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. This section looks at all aspects of drilling and blasting and the use of explosives at quarries and covers profiling of the quarry face and tracking of drillholes, the preparation of shotfiring rules, the appointment and necessary competence of the explosives supervisor, shotfirer and driller and the specific responsibilities they have including their statutory duties. Drilling and blasting a s a tunnel excavation method. Accuracy is the key in tunneling projects, meaning a low level of under and overbreak, resulting in lower costs and improved safety. Tunneling in rock by drilling and blasting crc press book. Tunneling in rock by drilling and blasting national driller. Blasting and explosivehandling operations must conform to the requirements in the blasting section. Drill and blast tunneling practices gerhard girmscheid1 and cliff schexnayder, f. Fhwa technical manual for design and construction of road tunnel. This section includes procedures for blasting for excavation. Tunnel construction and tunnel engineering is considered to be one of the most sophisticated and specialized art in the field of civil engineering.
Drill and blast method is mostly used method for the excavation throughout the world. Complete list of different methods of tunnel construction. Despite the progress, injuries and fatalities continue to occur. Zongxian zhang, in rock fracture and blasting, 2016. Fine fragments, in turn, allow for efficient removal and low equipment maintenance.
Highperformance drill and blast methods for tunnel construction require that each of the individual working elements that constitute the construction process are optimized and considered as a system of sequential and parallel activities. Introduction drilling and blasting is the most popular excavation technique adopted for tunneling due to its acceptability in a wide range of geomining conditions. Mined tunnel construction with a tunnel boring machine tbm. Many contractors, mining companies, and manufacturers have put. Drill and blast tunneling practices ctt consulting. Trends in fragmentation a global trend is emerging in which mining companies are subcontracting out the total blasting services including drilling.
Tunnel boring machine introduction tunnel boring machine are used to excavate tunnels with circular cs it can bore tunnels of diameter 120 m it made tunnel boring machine risk free. Tunnelling in rock by drilling and blasting presents the latest developments in the excavation of tunnels using the drilling and blasting method. When youve been in the business of media blasting and painting for nearly 30 years, you tend to pick up a few ideas and tips that make life a little easier. Conventional drifting or tunneling by drilling and blasting method requires a much higher specific charge than ordinary production blasting such as bench blasting. Significant progress has been made in the reduction of serious injuries and fatalities resulting from mine blasting operations. Various drilling patterns have been developed for blasting solid rock faces, such as.
Tunnelling in rock by drilling and blasting is the outcome of the workshop, tunnelling in rock by drilling and blasting, hosted by the 10th international symposium on rock fragmentation by blasting fragblast 10, november 2010, new delhi, india, and is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in tunnelling in rock by drilling and. Modern drilling and blasting technology at the minntac mine by don thompson senior engineer, drill and blast us steel minntac mine mt. Smartrig can automatically center the bit and set the bore angle. In this paper, the two wellrecognized methods, conventional drill and blast and mechanical excavation, are compared and discussed. Conventional drill and blast excavation has a great advantage over. Experiences from the field jim clark and steve chorley the robbins company abstract. A tunnel boring machine tbm, also known as a mole, is a machine used to excavate tunnels.
Mine development is often a bottleneck in mining operations and is strongly influenced by the choice of excavation method. The rock hardness is estimated and transferred to a pdf map with weakness. Application of tunnel boring machines in underground mine. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Advantages include continuously sampling the tunneling horizon and minimizing access drilling to get the zone of interest at the underground construction horizon. Application of tunnel boring machines in underground. Faster tunneling rates are possible with the recent developments in explosives, initiating. Unpredictable ground conditions, environmental requirements and geological factors makes tunneling a challenging job.
In both cases tunneling forms an integral part of the entire operation. The method of tunnel construction adopted for a project depends on various factors. This enabled drilling and blasting techniques to be fully evaluated against excavation by alternative means such as acknowledgements orica mining services acknowledges the support given by the consortium during the study. Horizontal geotechnical investigations for tunneling. A case study examination of two blast rounds at a nevada gold. The main difference between tunnel blasting and bench blasting is that tunnel blasting is done towards one free surface while bench blasting is done towards two or more free surface. Drilling and blasting an overview sciencedirect topics. This tunneling method involves the use of explosives.
Drill and blast methods in tunnelling have in principle not changed much during the last. Pdf drilling and blasting as a tunnel excavation method. Tunnel construction methods and their comparison mining and. The focus in this paper is the selection, application and optimization of long hole drilling equipment at mining operations shallower than 2 000 meters.
A case study examination of two blast rounds at a nevada gold mine ed mchugh and joel warneke, national institute of occupational safety and health and cristian caceres, university of british columbia. The use of explosives during construction shall be as specified herein. Before the advent of tunnel boring machines tbms, drilling and blasting was the only. It is practiced most often in mining, quarrying and civil engineering such as dam, tunnel or road construction. Mechanical excavation and drilling and blasting springerlink. In tunneling, however, contour holes are blasted with. Blasters training modules module 4 blasthole drilling.
Drilling and blasting in quarry will be done in accordance with the provisions of the mines act, rules and regulations. For example, the specific charge at tunneling is 310 times higher than at bench blasting, depending on borehole deviation, tight holes, lift of the. Jul 27, 2011 tunnel construction methods and their comparison. Adequate safety measures will be taken during blasting operations in the quarry so. Use of controlled blasting techniques can minimize or eliminate vibration concerns the achilles heel of tbm tunneling is the substantial setup time and committed equipment cost when spread over tunnels less than 2,000 linear feet. Ebook tunneling in rock by drilling and blasting as pdf. Norwegian tunnelling technology norsk forening for. Iron, mn abstract the minntac mine drills and blasts approximately 75 million long tons of taconite per year. Drilling and blasting is the controlled use of explosives and other methods such as gas. Examples of work conducted throughout the world including the indian subcontinent, australia, and sweden amongst others are discussed. In addition to the geology, project specific conditions such as tunnel length and cross section. Its important to conduct blasting operations within a framework that considers multiple blast outcomes.
Our cost analysis of the tbm tunneling versus drill and blast hand mining is shown below. Metec 2009 benefits of computerized drilling in drill and. Drill and blast tunneling practices ctt consulting gmbh. Tbm tunneling is an everincreasing prospect for underground construction, and with each new tunnel bored there are unknown elements. Controlled drill andblast is also a conventional excavation technique. When boring through the earth, even extensive geotechnical. The robbins company report tunneling cost reduction study. Optimization of blasting parameters in opencast mines. Chao, secretary occupational safety and health administration john l. No matter which method you choose, the tunnel should be exactly where it was planned to be on time and on budget. Lecture 4 drifting, drilling, blasting and scaling.
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