Dowding, Charles H.  <br/><br/>
Blast vibration monitoring and control   / 
Charles H. Dowding 
 - United States of America :  Prentice Hall,  1985 
 - xvii, 297 p. :  Figure, Table, Ilustrations ;  23 cm 
 - In civil engineering and engineering mechanics .
<br/><br/> Includes índex. 
<br/><br/>References: p. 279-287 
<br/><br/>Chap. 1. Introduction -- Chap. 2. Typical vibration histories and elementary analysis -- Chap. 3. Prediction of peak particle velocity -- Chap. 4. Ground strains from plane wave approximations -- Chap. 5. Response spectra and structural response -- Chap. 6. Prediction of principal frequency and response -- Chap. 7. Natural frequencies and damping of structures: Estimation and measurement -- Chap. 8. Air blasts and sound -- Chap. 9. Cosmetic cracking and its documentation -- Chap. 10. Cracking bounds and response spectra -- Chap. 11. Probability, fatigue, and new construction -- Chap. 12. Restrained response: tunnels, pipelines, and basement walls -- Chap. 13. Concrete, soil, machinery, and human or nonstructural concerns -- Chap. 14. Instrumentation and microcomputers -- Chap. 15. The explosion process and its products -- Chap. 16. Millisecond-delay initiation systems -- Chap. 17. Blast design -- Chap. 18. Timing, geometry, and loading effects on particle velocity 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0130781975 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>EXCAVATIONS<br/>Exploracions mineres<br/>EXPLOSIUS
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.152  / D94