PRESPLITTING - INTERIM REPORT

PRESPLITTING IS DEFINED AS A POTENTIALLY USEFUL CONTROLLED BLASTING TECHNIQUE FOR CONSTRUCTING CUTS IN ROCK. THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CALFORNIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS WITH THE USE OF THIS TECHNIQUE IS REPORTED. THE APPLICATION OF THE TECHNIQUE WAS SUCCESSFUL AND ITS INCREASED FUTURE USE IS ANTICIPATED. THE FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO OBTAINING SATISFACTORY RESULTS ARE DISCUSSED AND AN ANALYSIS OF COSTS IS MADE. SPECIFICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED AND THE PROPOSED SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS ARE PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No Mer 632955, 28PP, 2 FIG, TAB, 18 PHOT, 3 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914
• Authors:
  • Smith, T
  • McCauley, M
  • Mearns, R
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Economic analysis; Presplitting (Blasting); Specifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Presplitting; Rock presplitting
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215391
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM