Technical sessions
Monday 27th April
Room
Opening of Conference
8.30
Opening remarks: Johan Finsteen Gjødvad
Rhône 3
- President of EFEE. Gilles Roch - President of
Société de l’Industrie Minérale – GFEE. Christian Tridon
- Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics - SYNDUEX
and Rob Farnfield - Chairman of Technical Committee.
9.00
Design for demolition of the 3.2 km
Storstroemsbridge, Denmark
Erik Krogh Lauritzen and Trine Holst Veicherts
9.30
Synchronized controlled explosive demolition
Rhône 3
of six industrial buildings at Mandoudi, Greece
Elias Baliktsis, Alexander Baliktsis, Stephen Baliktsis,
and Charles Moran
10.00
Blast demolition of the AfE-Tower in Frankfurt
Eduard Reisch and Rainer Melzer
10.30
Coffee
11.00
Human response to structure-related
perception strength of vibration and its
significance to blasting works
Rolf R. Schillinger
Rhône 3
Using the UK’s Explosive Substances and
Articles National Occupational Standards
to improve performance
D. Clarke
Rhône 2
11.30
Rhône 3
Transmissibility of blasting vibrations from rock
Rhône 3
to mount –Part 2
P. Segarra, J.A. Sanchidrián, R. Castedo and L.M. López
EUExImp – The European Explosives Sector
Implementation of Occupational Standards
Erik Nilsson
12.00
Rhône 3
Rhône 2
Synergy between drilling/blasting and loading/
Rhône 3
hauling for a combined reduction of CO2 emissions
P. De Pasquale and A. A. Alvarez-Castro
Explosives safety competence linked to UK
Rhône 2
National Occupational Standards – our experience
A.S. Lovell and S. Dooley
12.30
Luncheon
14.00
Structure from Motion for blast planning
A. Gaich and M. Pötsch
Rhône 3
New range of optimised emulsifiers for emulsion Rhône 2
explosives applications
N.Hodgson, C.Temple-Heald, H.Sarginson,
C.Davies, J.Creasey, and C.Ward
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14.30
Controlled specific energy concept for
Rhône 3
quarry blasting
Ricardo Chavez, Gilles Jauffret, and Pierre De Pasquale
14.30
Effect of industrial fuel type on stability of
Rhône 2
emulsion explosives
Ellina Kharatyan, Piet Halliday, Cheryl Kelly and Larry Wilson
15.00
Rock Fragmentation Analysis in Mines and
Rhône 3
Quarries Using Portable 3D Stereo Imaging
A. Azmin, B. Sameti, I. Bell, D. Ko, I. Wan and S. Tafazoli
Rhône 2
Nickel hydrazine nitrate – A primer for
commercial initiators
A.N. Gupta and N.V. Srinivasa Rao
15.30
Coffee
16.00
Control Blasting Challenges on the Bear Creek
Hydro Project
Ron J. Elliott and Corry Goumans
Rhône 3
Investigations of non-electric detonators
Rhône 2
and conclusions
H. Krebs, U. Hasenfelder, D. Schäfer and A. v. Oertzen
16.30
Electronic blasting at the Flesland Airport
construction project in Bergen, Norway
V. Olsen and T.S. Hunt
Rhône 3
Development and application of a non-electric
detonator with an electronic delay module
Andrey Ivanov
Rhône 2
17.00
Adjourn
19.30
GALA DINNER
Marriott Lyon
Key
Demolition
Session Chair: Rob Farnfield
Environmental Impact
Session Chair: Alain Blanchier
Education And Training
Session Chair: José Carlos Góis
Blast Optimisation
Session Chair: Pablo Segarra
Product Development
Session Chair: Samir Mukhopadhyay
Case Studies
Session Chair: Jerry Wallace
Initiation Systems
Session Chair: Frédéric Meulle
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Technical sessions
Tuesday 28th April
8.30
9.00
A study on vibration isolation effect of damping
holes in excavation blasting
Wu Congshi, Li Gang and Yang Dianguang
Rhône 3
Global studies of the levels of risk of flyrock
Alain Blanchier
Rhône 2
Delay timing between explosive charges as
Rhône 3
a new parameter to predict and control vibrations
P. Bernardo and F. Negreira
Guaranteeing safety against firedamp and coal
dust explosions for blasting operations in
German coal mining
H. Krebs and A. von Oertzen
9.30
Rhône 2
Vibration Controlled Blast Design and Monitoring Rhône 3
Close to a Dam
H.A. Bilgin and Y. Dagasan
Rock fragmentation by blasting risk
management – 20 ways to create value
Trevor N Little
10.00
Room
Rhône 2
Comparison of existing methods and new
Rhône 3
approach to forecast blast induced ground
vibration. A case study from Moha quarry (Belgium)
E. Chevalier and J. Chevalier
Multifunctional device for explosion detection
E. Mataradze, M.Chikhradze, N. Bochorishvili,
N.Chikhradze and S. Marjanishvili
Rhône 2
10.30
Coffee
11.00
New 3D Explosives Energy Distribution Concept Rhône 3
Thierry Bernard
Better results with the German quality mark
“Demolition Blasting RAL 519“
W. Werner and M. Hopfe
11.30
12.00
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Rhône 2
Application of drill and blast design practices
Rhône 3
for the optimisation of fragmentation at ROM
Heap Leach operations – the importance of true
engineering discipline
William R. Adamson
Danish experiences with obtaining regulatory
approval for explosives storage facilities
C. A. Andersen, S. Qvist and K. C. Jørgensen
Rhône 2
Safe blasting - proper vibration prognosis
B. Müller, B. Litschko and U. Pippig
Rhône 3
Rhône 2
12.00
Experiences with the pan-European
Implementation of a track and trace software challenges, solutions and prospect
Frank Hirthammer
12.30
Luncheon
14.00
New formulas for charge weights in
blast demolition
Rainer Melzer
Rhône 3
Cliff Blasting Techniques for Successful Blast
in Very Sensitive Area
Thierry Bernard and Thierry Partouche
Rhône 2
Blasting Demolition of the part of the
Bellevue Hotel
M. Dobrilovi€, V. Bohanek, and V. Škrlec
Rhône 3
14.30
Controlled blasting practice at sensitive urban
Rhône 2
areas for a metro rail construction project in India
M. Ramulu and M. Gurharikar
15.00
Control blasting technology for bridge with
prestressed continuous concrete beams
Mingsheng Zhao, En’an Chi, Xing Wei,
Song Yue, Rui Zou and Zhi-jun Song
Rhône 3
Effect of non-accurate drill depth on the cost
analysis of a foundation excavation blasting
Y. Dagasan, H.A. Bilgin and E.N. Tanriseven
Rhône 2
15.30
Feasibility study on the drilling and blasting of
Rhône 3
piers and subsequent impacts on the environment
Jørgen Schneider
16.00
Closing of Conference
Key
Environmental Impact
Session Chair: Mark Pegden
Safety, Security And Risk
Session Chair: Jørgen Schneider
Blast Optimisation
Session Chair: Ricardo Chavez
Regulations And Standards
Session Chair: Jörg Rennert
Case Studies
Session Chair: Rob Farnfield
Demolition
Session Chair: Erik Lauritzen
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