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Dynamite shoots rock and soil, dredges dig whole canal
Construction of 4 mi shipping canal near Stockholm, Sweden; removal of 5 million yd of earth and 260,000 yd of rock; overburden and bedrock were blasted at same time; biggest blast on job comprised 4750 holes and used 12,000 caps and 123,000 lb of dynamite; after blasting, excavation became dredging operation.
Dynamite shoots rock and soil, dredges dig whole canal
Construction of 4 mi shipping canal near Stockholm, Sweden; removal of 5 million yd of earth and 260,000 yd of rock; overburden and bedrock were blasted at same time; biggest blast on job comprised 4750 holes and used 12,000 caps and 123,000 lb of dynamite; after blasting, excavation became dredging operation.
Dynamite shoots rock and soil, dredges dig whole canal
Construction Methods Equipment
1959
Article (Journal)
English
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