SOFTWARE FOR DESIGN OF DRILLING BLASTING OPERATIONS AT HEPP CONSTRUCTION

摘要

Drilling and blasting process needs to produce fragment size distributions that are tailored to minimize the production costs and energy consumption including loading, hauling and crushing. This paper presents a part of computer-aided system that can be used for design and planning of open-pit drilling and blasting operations. The case study of software application includes quarry operations in a HEPP Dam construction located at Boyabat / Turkey. To be getting the maximum productivity of the crusher at the quarry, the fragmentation size of the blasted rock material should be inside of the limits of the Passing Size curves of the selected crusher model. The results obtained by the software are compared with actual costs incurred in the field during the construction period and crusher operations. The results of this study, can be used by industry professionals to evaluate different drilling and blasting scenarios.