RESPONSE OF ROCK PINNACLES TO BLASTING VIBRATIONS AND AIRBLASTS.

Charles H. Dowding; Francis S. Kendorski; Robert A. Cummings

doi:10.2113/gseegeosci.xx.3.271

RESPONSE OF ROCK PINNACLES TO BLASTING VIBRATIONS AND AIRBLASTS.

Charles H. Dowding^*, Francis S. Kendorski, Robert A. Cummings

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

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This paper presents the results of a study of the susceptibility of pinnacles to toppling and fatigue loss of strength from blasting vibrations. The blast response of a uniquely slender pinnacle in Bryce Canyon National Park is measured to allow an assessment of its stability. Geometry of other pinnacles or erosional remnants is surveyed and a simple algebraic method is developed to predict fundamental translational frequencies for generalized non-uniform shapes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	271-281
Number of pages	11
Journal	Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xx.3.271
State	Published - Jan 1 1983

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