Rotary drilling and blasting in large surface mines. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bhalchandra V. Gokhale.
• Other Names: Gokhale, B. V (Bhalchandra V.)
• Contents: Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Credits for illustrations; Chapter 1. Surface rock excavation scenario; Chapter 2. An overview of blasthole drilling; Chapter 3. Properties of rocks; Chapter 4. Brief history of rotary blastholedrilling; Chapter 5. Rotary blasthole drilling bits; Chapter 6. Rotary blasthole drilling accessories; Chapter 7. Rotary blasthole drills; Chapter 8. Compressed air and air compressors; Chapter 9. Mechanics of rock fracture under a drill bit; Chapter 10. Flushing the blasthole; Chapter 11. Effect of altitude and severe weather.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 638 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 622/.292; Blasting; Rotary drilling; Strip mining; Mining engineering; Engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mining; Blasting; Rotary drilling; Strip mining; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203841396; 0203841395
• Related ISBNs: 9780415878784; 0415878780
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.