A review of development of better prediction equations for blast fragmentation

The paper reviews the development of prediction formulas for the fragmentation from bench blasting. Much attention has been paid to the Kuz-Ram model, its development and errors, and the mean vs. median misunderstanding. The work by the US Bureau of Mines (USBM) and Chung and Katsabanis are also rev...

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Main Authors: F. Ouchterlony, J.A. Sanchidrián
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775518305614