Performance of explosives and new developments : workshop hosted by FRAGBLAST 10 - the 10th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting, New Delhi, India, 24-25 November 2012

 Content: Preface  Organising Institution Committees Sponsors  Energy and Performance Ideal detonation reaction concepts for blasting engineers  M. Braithwaite Non-ideal detonation behavior in commercial explosives  M. Braithwaite & G.J. Sharpe Comparisons of explosive performance measures in theory and practice  E.J. Sellers Energetics and performance of modern commercial explosives  B. Mohanty Boosters and Initiators The effect of booster size on vibration and airblast and on VODs  M. Addy, T. Thomas & F. Korankye A technique for highly precise and safe delay detonator without primary explosive  D. Jian-guo, M. Hong-hao & S. Zhao-wu Explosives initiation mode and blast performance  M.P. Roy, P.K. Singh, A.K. Jha & D. Basu Studies into firing accuracy of some Indian permitted electric detonators  S.K. Roy & R.R. Singh  Explosives, Explosions and New Developments Detonation behavior of bulk emulsion explosive in water filled blast holes  M. Pradhan & R.K. Jade Experimental research on thermal decomposition character of new coal permitted water gel explosive  Y. Shi-long, R. Dong-mei & W. Hong-bo Study and performance of low density emulsion explosive  A.K. Singh, B.M.P. Pingua, Nabiullah, M.K. Panda & S. Akhtar PANFO: A novel low-density dry bulk explosive G. Silva & C.P. Orlandi Underground cavern excavation using underground bulk explosives-an Indian case study  A.K. Mishra, K.V.R. Rao, B.E. Rao & D. Joshi Modeling buried explosion in geotechnical centrifuge  X. Liang, Y. Fan, Y. Hou & Y. Yang Surface coal mines blasting with ANFO in India-a way forward  S.R. Sahay, J.S. Mani, S. Kumar & S. Sengar Causes of explosion in a bulk emulsion explosive plant  B.M.P. Pingua & Nabiullah Author index