Georgia Code § 25-8-4

Blasting standards; formulas and table
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(a) In all blasting operations, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the maximum peak particle velocity of any component of ground motion recorded on a three-component seismograph (where the components - transverse, vertical, and longitudinal - are arranged mutually perpendicular) shall not exceed two inches per second at the location of any dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied. (b) For blast-to-structure distance greater than 300 feet, the standard table for maximum charge per delay shall be generated by the formula: Click here to view image where W is the weight of explosive in pounds and D is the distance in feet to the nearest dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied. (c) The following table may be used for determining the weight of explosives to be used with a single delay period: STANDARD TABLE OF DISTANCE Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds 0-10 1/8 350 49 11-15 1/4 400 64 16-20 1/2 500 100 21-25 3/4 600 144 26-30 1.00 700 196 40 2.25 800 256 50 3.50 900 324 60 4.75 1000 400 70 6.00 1100 484 80 7.25 1200 576 90 8.50 1300 676 100 9.75 1400 784 110 11.0 1500 900 130 13.5 1600 1024 150 16.0 1700 1156 170 18.5 1800 1296 190 21.0 1900 1444 210 23.5 2000 1600 230 26.0 2500 2500 250 28.5 3000 3600 270 31.0 3500 4900 290 33.5 4000 6400 300 34.75 4500 8100 (d) For nontabulated distances of over 300 feet, the following formula shall be used: Click here to view image
(a) In all blasting operations, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the maximum peak particle velocity of any component of ground motion recorded on a three-component seismograph (where the components - transverse, vertical, and longitudinal - are arranged mutually perpendicular) shall not exceed two inches per second at the location of any dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied. (b) For blast-to-structure distance greater than 300 feet, the standard table for maximum charge per delay shall be generated by the formula: Click here to view image where W is the weight of explosive in pounds and D is the distance in feet to the nearest dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied. (c) The following table may be used for determining the weight of explosives to be used with a single delay period: STANDARD TABLE OF DISTANCE Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds 0-10 1/8 350 49 11-15 1/4 400 64 16-20 1/2 500 100 21-25 3/4 600 144 26-30 1.00 700 196 40 2.25 800 256 50 3.50 900 324 60 4.75 1000 400 70 6.00 1100 484 80 7.25 1200 576 90 8.50 1300 676 100 9.75 1400 784 110 11.0 1500 900 130 13.5 1600 1024 150 16.0 1700 1156 170 18.5 1800 1296 190 21.0 1900 1444 210 23.5 2000 1600 230 26.0 2500 2500 250 28.5 3000 3600 270 31.0 3500 4900 290 33.5 4000 6400 300 34.75 4500 8100 (d) For nontabulated distances of over 300 feet, the following formula shall be used: Click here to view image
(a) In all blasting operations, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the maximum peak particle velocity of any component of ground motion recorded on a three-component seismograph (where the components - transverse, vertical, and longitudinal - are arranged mutually perpendicular) shall not exceed two inches per second at the location of any dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied. (b) For blast-to-structure distance greater than 300 feet, the standard table for maximum charge per delay shall be generated by the formula: Click here to view image where W is the weight of explosive in pounds and D is the distance in feet to the nearest dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied. (c) The following table may be used for determining the weight of explosives to be used with a single delay period: STANDARD TABLE OF DISTANCE Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds 0-10 1/8 350 49 11-15 1/4 400 64 16-20 1/2 500 100 21-25 3/4 600 144 26-30 1.00 700 196 40 2.25 800 256 50 3.50 900 324 60 4.75 1000 400 70 6.00 1100 484 80 7.25 1200 576 90 8.50 1300 676 100 9.75 1400 784 110 11.0 1500 900 130 13.5 1600 1024 150 16.0 1700 1156 170 18.5 1800 1296 190 21.0 1900 1444 210 23.5 2000 1600 230 26.0 2500 2500 250 28.5 3000 3600 270 31.0 3500 4900 290 33.5 4000 6400 300 34.75 4500 8100 (d) For nontabulated distances of over 300 feet, the following formula shall be used: Click here to view image
(a) In all blasting operations, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the maximum peak particle velocity of any component of ground motion recorded on a three-component seismograph (where the components - transverse, vertical, and longitudinal - are arranged mutually perpendicular) shall not exceed two inches per second at the location of any dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied.
(b) For blast-to-structure distance greater than 300 feet, the standard table for maximum charge per delay shall be generated by the formula: Click here to view image where W is the weight of explosive in pounds and D is the distance in feet to the nearest dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied.
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where W is the weight of explosive in pounds and D is the distance in feet to the nearest dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied.
(c) The following table may be used for determining the weight of explosives to be used with a single delay period: STANDARD TABLE OF DISTANCE Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds 0-10 1/8 350 49 11-15 1/4 400 64 16-20 1/2 500 100 21-25 3/4 600 144 26-30 1.00 700 196 40 2.25 800 256 50 3.50 900 324 60 4.75 1000 400 70 6.00 1100 484 80 7.25 1200 576 90 8.50 1300 676 100 9.75 1400 784 110 11.0 1500 900 130 13.5 1600 1024 150 16.0 1700 1156 170 18.5 1800 1296 190 21.0 1900 1444 210 23.5 2000 1600 230 26.0 2500 2500 250 28.5 3000 3600 270 31.0 3500 4900 290 33.5 4000 6400 300 34.75 4500 8100
STANDARD TABLE OF DISTANCE Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds Distance in Feet Weight in Pounds 0-10 1/8 350 49 11-15 1/4 400 64 16-20 1/2 500 100 21-25 3/4 600 144 26-30 1.00 700 196 40 2.25 800 256 50 3.50 900 324 60 4.75 1000 400 70 6.00 1100 484 80 7.25 1200 576 90 8.50 1300 676 100 9.75 1400 784 110 11.0 1500 900 130 13.5 1600 1024 150 16.0 1700 1156 170 18.5 1800 1296 190 21.0 1900 1444 210 23.5 2000 1600 230 26.0 2500 2500 250 28.5 3000 3600 270 31.0 3500 4900 290 33.5 4000 6400 300 34.75 4500 8100
STANDARD TABLE OF DISTANCE
Distance in Feet
Weight in Pounds
Distance in Feet
Weight in Pounds
0-10
1/8
350
11-15
1/4
400
16-20
1/2
500
100
21-25
3/4
600
144
26-30
1.00
700
196
2.25
800
256
3.50
900
324
4.75
1000
400
6.00
1100
484
7.25
1200
576
8.50
1300
676
100
9.75
1400
784
110
11.0
1500
900
130
13.5
1600
1024
150
16.0
1700
1156
170
18.5
1800
1296
190
21.0
1900
1444
210
23.5
2000
1600
230
26.0
2500
2500
250
28.5
3000
3600
270
31.0
3500
4900
290
33.5
4000
6400
300
34.75
4500
8100
(d) For nontabulated distances of over 300 feet, the following formula shall be used: Click here to view image
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