Physical Mechanisms of Quarry Blast Sources,

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Abstract:

Quarry mining practices vary considerably within the United States and worldwide, the variations reflecting the materials that are to mined, the means for removing and processing the materials, operator preferences, safety considerations and constraints imposed by nearby population and structures. Models of quarry blasts that can be used to develop efficient and robust methods for discriminating quarry blasts from other source must reflect the varied practices. Development of models for quarry blasts was the subject of work done at S-CUBED under a previous contract to ARPA. Under a new contract to DoE which has not been initiated, we will validate and extend the models using using near-source and regional data. Our objective will be to use the models to determine the sensitivity of proposed regional discriminants to varied mining practices.

Author(s):
Barker, T. G. ; Mclaughlin, K. L. ; Stevens, J. L.
Author Organization(s):
MAXWELL LABS INC LA JOLLA CA S-CUBED DIV
Supplementary Note:
This article is from 'Proceedings of the Annual Seismic Research Symposium on Monitoring a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (17th) Held in Scottsdale, Arizona on 12-15 September, 1995', 1996 0607 035, p539-541.
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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F19628-95-C-0112
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*SEISMIC DETECTION, *MINING ENGINEERING, *SEISMIC WAVES, *ARMS CONTROL, *NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DETECTION, *SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, SYMPOSIA, MONITORING, BLAST WAVES, UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS, NUCLEAR EXPLOSION TESTING, TREATIES, EARTHQUAKES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Government and Political Science, Mining Engineering, Seismology, Seismic Detection and Detectors, Nuclear Weapons
Keyword(s):
QUARRIES, QUARRY BLASTS, S CUBED COMPUTER PROGRAM, TEST BAN TREATIES, CTBT(COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY)
Report Date:
1995 Aug 14
Creation Date:
1996 Jul 25