Innovations in Blasting Technology and Rock Engineering
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fracture mechanics; rock blasting; optical experimental technique; numerical simulation
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Interests: rock fragmentation; rock mechanics; blasting engineering; dynamic fracture; TBM; shaft and tunnel
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the latest scientific research and pioneering industrial applications of advanced blasting technologies. It aims to bridge the gap between theoretical innovation and practical implementation, addressing the growing demands for precision, safety, efficiency, and environmental sustainability in engineering blasting operations across mining, civil construction, and quarrying.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Digital and Intelligent Blasting: Integration of AI, machine learning, intelligent blast design, real-time monitoring, and data analysis.
- Blasting Theory: Blast wave propagation characteristics and crack propagation behavior of rocks under blast loading.
- Precision-Controlled Blasting: Techniques such as pre-splitting, smooth blasting, and trim blasting for improving slope stability and excavation control.
- Advanced Initiation Systems: Research on electronic detonators and their precise delay timing for improved fragmentation and vibration control.
- Case Studies and Hybrid Techniques: Innovative applications in complex environments, such as urban excavations, underwater blasting, and combined mechanical blasting methods.
Dr. Peng Xu
Prof. Dr. Liyun Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rock blasting
- blast waves
- crack propagation
- mining engineering
- intelligent blasting
- rockway excavation
- blast virbration
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