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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-8-4. Blasting standards; formulas and table.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-8-4. Blasting standards; formulas and table.

(a) 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.

(b) For blast-to-structure distance greater than 300 feet, the standard table for maximum charge per delay shall be generated by the formula:

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.

(c) The following table may be used for determining the weight of explosives to be used with a single delay period:

STANDARD TABLE OF DISTANCE

Distance Weight Distance Weight

in Feet in Pounds in Feet in Pounds

0-10 1/8 350 49

11-15 1/4 400 64

16-20 1/2 500 100

21-25 3/4 600 144

26-30 1.00 700 196

40 2.25 800 256

50 3.50 900 324

60 4.75 1000 400

70 6.00 1100 484

80 7.25 1200 576

90 8.50 1300 676

100 9.75 1400 784

110 11.0 1500 900

130 13.5 1600 1024

150 16.0 1700 1156

170 18.5 1800 1296

190 21.0 1900 1444

210 23.5 2000 1600

230 26.0 2500 2500

250 28.5 3000 3600

270 31.0 3500 4900

290 33.5 4000 6400

300 34.75 4500 8100

(d) For nontabulated distances of over 300 feet, the following formula shall be used:

## History

Ga. L. 1978, p. 1624, § 4.