Call in the blasters -- The world of demolition -- An explosives demolition -- The blast plan -- Preparing the blast -- Precision and safety -- Blast day -- A head for heights -- Precision blasting -- Blasting tunnels -- Blasting beneath a city -- Blasting for raw materials -- Life's a blast! -- Get to work as a blaster -- Glossary -- Index, read more, learn more online.
Summary:
"Inside this book, meet the men and women who use science and their precision engineering skills to do one of the world's most dangerous jobs. What is it like to work with highly dangerous explosives? How do blasters plan and prepare a demolition? And what dangers do they face when destoying old buildings or blasting tunnels deep underground?" -- Publisher description.
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