The Center provides significant expertise in designing blasting rounds for surface and underground mines and civil construction. These studies serve as essential aids to blast design near sensitive or important sites. The Center conducts comprehensive field studies to evaluate effects of mining-induced seismicity on underground excavation stability and on local hydrologic response. Test results contribute to the design, structural modeling, and stability assessment of mines, shafts, tunnels, and other underground storage structures. These calculations aid in increasing mine safety.
Engineers use the resulting data to predict the stability of underground structures.
The Center analyzes various federal and state regulations and prepares review methods and criteria to demonstrate or evaluate regulatory compliance. This brochure was published in September 1996.