IExpE Specialist
Examination No 1
Underwater Rock Breaking and Excavation
In the two
papers candidates will be examined in the theory and use of explosives
in the breaking of rock and excavation in natural strata below water,
or in the tidal zone.
Paper 1:
-
The Nature
of Underwater Explosions
- Watershock
and Ground Vibration
- Explosives
for Underwater Use
- Rock Breaking
Methods
- Initiation
Systems
- Blasting
Methods
- Safety
- Legislation
Paper 2:
A two-hour
paper of questions in essay form requiring the candidate to demonstrate
an in-depth knowledge and experience of the use of explosives in underwater
work.
NECESSARY BACKGROUND READING
- Dredging: A Handbook for Engineers
R N Bray, A D Bates & J M Land, 2nd revision
by Bates & Land UK Edition ISBN 0340545240 Arnold Publishing
1996 American Edition ISBN 047023587X Illasted Press
- Problems in Predicting Safe Ranges From Underwater Explosions*
Sir J Rawlings Explosives Engineering - Spring 1987
- Proceedings of the World Dredging Conference (WODCON)
- Relevant Articles from Dredging and Port Construction World Dredging
- Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas - Approved Code of Practice
1987 ISBN 0 11 883857 1 HSE Books
- BS 5607 : 1998 Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Explosives in the Construction
Industry Section 7 BSI
Advised Reading
- The Modern
Techniques of Rock Blasting
U Langfors & B Kilhstrom. ISBN 91-20-01622-0
John Wiley & Sons, New York
- Blasting
for Underwater Rock Excavation
- Institute of Explosives Engineers Technical
Paper No. 4
* R D G Roberts I.Exp.E
- Swimmer-Safe
Standoffs for Underwater Explosions
E A Christian & J B Gaspin. NSAP Project PHP-11-73,
1974 4.
- Guidelines
for the Safe Use of Explosives Underwater
ISBN 1-870-553-23-3
Supporting
Literature
- Marine
Blasting for Rock Excavation - Explosives in the Service of Man
PC Francis pp 193-204. ISBN 0 85404 732 8
- Bubble Screens
for Underwater Shock Attenuation*
R A Barnes Et Al Explosives Engineering - Autumn
1988
- Underwater
Drilling and Blasting for Dredging J L Abrahams. Proc., Part 1, 56; pp
463-478.
Institution of Civil Engineers
- Commercial
Literature From Explosives' Manufacturers Atlas Copco (Manufacturers
of the Overburden Drilling System).
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