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I can answer questions related to rock blasting, rock and soil excavation (such as tunnels and highway cuts), stability of such excavations, and foundations in rock and soil. I can also answer questions related to geology and mining.
30+ years as a geotechnical engineer and minerals engineer. Active consulting practice in rock blasting, geotechnical engineering, and rock mechanics for mining and heavy construction.
Society of Mining Engineers, Deep Foundations Institute, Association of Engineering Geologists, and International Society of Explosives Engineers.
Mining Engineering, AEG Bulletin.
BS and MS Geological Engineering
There are no two projects that are exactly alike, and not everyone can deal with the uncertainties inherent in designing with real earth materials.
The perfect blast, each and every time.
In geological engineering, unllike other engineering fields, the behavior and properties of the engineering medium (rock) cannot be fully controlled by Man. This makes geological engineering a complex mix of judgment, statistical evaluation, risk analysis, and explicit engineering calculation.
People think it is cool it is to perform blasting consulting. It would be much more cool if it were not necessary to drill holes in rocks first. Drilling a hole in a rock is an inherently difficult and refractory task.
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