References 1 - 100
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| 1. | Ball, M. (1988) "A review of Blast Design Considerations in Quarrying and Opencast Mining - Part 1: Principles of Design, Part 2: Initiation and Computerised Design", Quarry Management, June 1988, pp35-39, and July 1988, pp23-27. | |
| 2. | Dowding, C.H. (1985) "Blast Vibration Monitoring and Control", Prentice-Hall, NJ, USA, 1985. | |
| 3. | Jay Mineral Services Ltd. (1988) "Mineral Planning Authority Blasting Vibrations Survey", report by JMS, Bissoe, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8QZ, July 1988. | |
| 4. | Kemmann-Lane, T. (1986) "Peak Park Joint Planning Board, Appeal under Section 36 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 by T.W.Ward (Roadstone) Ltd against the refusal of planning permission for the quarrying of Limestone at Eldon Hill Quarry", Report of Inspector the Secretary of State for the Environment, Ref A/557X/AJT/P, 17th December 1986. | |
| 5. | Eltschlager, K.E., Shuss, W. and Kovalchuk, T.E. (2001) "Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at a Surface Coal Mine: A Case Study. Proc. 27th Ann. Conf. on Explosives & Blasting Techniques, 2001, Vol II, pp121-132. | |
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| 7. | Kaslik, M., Birch, W.J. and Cobb, A. (2000) "The Effects of Quarry Blasting on the Structural Integrity of a Disused Railway Tunnel", Proc. 27th Ann. Conf. on Explosives & Blasting Techniques, Orlando, Feb 2000. Vol II, pp199-211. | |
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| 20. | White, T.J., Farnfield, R.A. and Kelly, M. (1993) "The Effect of Low Level Blast Vibrations and the Environment on a Domestic Building", Proc. 9th Ann. Symp. On Explosives and Blasting Research, San Diego, 1993, pp71-81. | |
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