DRIFT Software 2.0

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hustrulid, William A. ; Iverson S ; Kuchta M
• Description:
  DRIFT is a program to design perimeter control blast rounds for typical underground drifting applications. The design utilizes current methods of perimeter blasting with the added design element of a buffer row coordinated with the perimeter row to reduce perimeter damage. The coordination is in applying one of several blast damage models to calculate the damage extent for each buffer and perimeter blast hole in the design. The calculated damage is then applied to the spacing between the buffer and perimeter blast holes. Underground blasting with perimeter damage control can reduce the requirement for loose rock scaling and reduce the risk of ground fall injury. The purpose of the DRIFT software is to provide the blast design engineer a tool for developing an initial conceptual blast design intended to meet design objectives. A program of field trials and blast design refinement is suggested until design objectives are met. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Engineering Explosions Explosive Agents Mining Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Author Keywords: Blasting Blasting Blasting Agents Blasting Explosives Computer Applications Computer Programs Computer Software Control Technology Drift Mining Engineering Controls Explosives Ground Control Ground Falls Ground Stability Injury Prevention Mining Industry Underground Mines Underground Mining

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019129
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Software
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056750
• Citation:
  Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2019-129, 2019 Jul; :software
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b741c64edb32398061720793360fe635cb10c1df7e2a1247ae68e1a9d4f9197d47eb9938139a973b24c224e05b62dcf6f1701300032380cb52d1060fb05ce090
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210129/cdc_210129_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 125.70 KB ]