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2020 Georgia Code
Title 25 - Fire Protection and Safety
Chapter 8 - Regulation of Blasting Operations Generally
§ 25-8-4. Blasting Standards; Formulas and Tables
Universal Citation: GA Code ยง 25-8-4 (2020)
- In all blasting operations, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the maximum peak particle velocity of any component of ground motion recorded on a three-component seismograph (where the components - transverse, vertical, and longitudinal - are arranged mutually perpendicular) shall not exceed two inches per second at the location of any dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied.
- For blast-to-structure distance greater than 300 feet, the standard table for maximum charge per delay shall be generated by the formula:
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where W is the weight of explosive in pounds and D is the distance in feet to the nearest dwelling house, public building, school, church, or commercial or institutional building normally occupied.
- The following table may be used for determining the weight of explosives to be used with a single delay period:
- For nontabulated distances of over 300 feet, the following formula shall be used:
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