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The Selection of Explosives Used in Engineering and Mining Operations

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Brand new: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Original Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
America
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Intended Audience
Adults
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Number of Pages
62
Type
textbook
ISBN
9781334177002

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
ISBN-10
1334177007
ISBN-13
9781334177002
eBay Product ID (ePID)
247597507

Product Key Features

Book Title
Selection of Explosives Used in Engineering and Mining Operations (Classic Reprint)
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Author
Clarence Hall
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.1 in
Item Weight
3.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Excerpt from The Selection of Explosives Used in Engineering and Mining Operations The application of explosives to engineering and. Mining opera tions has increased rapidly in recent years. According to a pre liminary report issued by the Bureau of the Census, pounds of explosives was manufactured in this country during the year 1909, and the greater part of this production was used for industrial purposes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Excerpt from The Selection of Explosives Used in Engineering and Mining Operations Practically every class and every grade of commercial explosive are used in open-air work to meet varying conditions. In breaking down rock in quarries the explosives generally employed are: Black blasting powder, granulated nitroglycerin powder containing 5 to 15 per cent of nitroglycerin, straight nitroglycerin dynamites con taining 15 to 60 per cent of nitroglycerin, low-freezing dynamites commercially rated according to the equivalent percentage of strength of the straight nitroglycerin dynamites, and ammonia dynamites rated in a similar way. In recent years blasting gelatin, gelatin dynamites, ammonium-nitrate powders containing nitro substitution compounds, chlorate powders, and the se-called nitro starch powders have been used to a small extent in quarry work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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