Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Fluid storage in earthen cavity
Patent
1990-12-04
1992-04-14
Corbin, David H.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Fluid storage in earthen cavity
299 13, 405139, B65G 500, E21D 1302
Patent
active
051042592
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method for excavating and preparation of rock cavities and then substantially spherical rock cavities or rock cavities having spherically shaped parts, such as dome-shaped ceilings, which rock cavities are intended as shelter, for the storage of solid or liquid products or for production plants in rock, whereby one drills a first series of radially outwardly extending holes (6) from a first distance (4) from one or more shafts/tunnels (3, 13, 14, 15, 16), preferably radially arranged from the center of a sphere projected; that one drills a second series of radially outwardly extending holes (8) from a second, far more out arranged distance (7) from the center, which holes (8) extend outside the holes of the first series; that one drills a third series of radially outwardly extending holes (10) from a third, further far more out arranged distance (9) from the center, which holes (10) extend outside the holes (8) of the second series; that optionally further series of holes (12) are drilled from further far out situated distances ( 11) extending radially outwardly up to the boundaries of the cavity (1); that the first series of holes (6) are charged in their whole lengths; that each further series of holes (8, 10, 12) are charged in that part which lies outside a charging area of a previous series of holes (6, 8, 10) up to the touching point of a next series of holes (10, 12), whereby the charges will take consecutive annular charging areas, which cover the shape of the spherical cavity projected, and that blasting takes place of each annular area per se starting from outside in, or vice verse.
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Corbin David H.
Kurt Svensson Gravmaskiner Aktiebolag
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