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RI 9523 Surface Mine Blasting Near Pressurized Transmission Pipelines
David E. Siskind, Mark S. Stagg, John E. Wiegand, and David L. Schulz

RI 9455 Blast Vibrations and Other Potential Causes of Damage
in Homes Near a Large Surface Coal Mine in Indiana
David E. Siskind, Steven V. Crum, and Matthew N. Plis

RI 9410 Performance of RETIMET Metal Foam Vents on Explosion-Proof Enclosures
Lawrence W. Scott and Arthur J. Hudson

RI 9330 Sealed Flask Test for Evaluating the Self-Heating Tendencies of Coals
Yael Miron, Alex C. Smith, and Charles P. Lazzara

RI 9281 Fire and Explosion Hazards of Oil Shale
By Staff, Bureau of Mines

RI 9250 Primary Gas Toxicities and Smoke Particle Characteristics
During a Two-Stage Combustion of Mine Conveyor Belts 
(Development of a Test Parameter)
Maria I. De Rosa and Charles D. Litton

RI 9226 Comparative Study of Blasting Vibrations From Indiana 
Surface Coal Mines
David E. Siskind, Steven V. Crum, Rolfe E. Otterness, and John W. Kopp

RI 9217 Methods of Evaluating Explosive Reactivity of Explosive-Contaminated
Solid Waste Substances
T.S. Bajpayee and Richard J. Mainiero

RI 9206 Model of Coal Dust Explosion Suppression by Rock Dust Entrainment
John C. Edwards and Kathleen M. Ford

RI 9192 Rapid (Grab) Sampling During Full-Scale Explosions-Microscopic and
Analytical Evaluation
Ronald S. Conti, Isaac A. Zlochower, and Michael J. Sapko

RI 9183 Probability of Spark Ignition in Intrinsically Safe Circuits
James C. Cawley

RI 9175 Critical Conditions for Ignition and Propagation of Mine Fires
C.C. Hwang and C.D. Litton

RI 9169 Coal Particle Pyrolysis Mechanisms and Temperatures
Martin Hertzberg, Isaac A. Zlochower, and John C. Edwards

RI 9136 Size Scaling of Gas Explosions: Bruceton Experimental Mine Versus 
the Lake Lynn Mine
M.J. Sapko, E.S. Weiss, and R.W. Watson

RI 9123 Large-Scale Testing of the Ripper Fragmentation System
David A. Larson, Roger J. Morrell, and David E. Swanson

RI 9114 Probability of Resistive Spark Ignition Caused by Very Low Currents
James C. Cawley

RI 9089 Extended Bumper Designs for Large Haulage Trucks
Stephen A. Swan

RI 9085 Fire Tests of Rigid Plastic Ventilation Ducts
F.J. Perzak, C.P. Lazzara, and T.A. Kubala

RI 9078 Low-Frequency Vibrations Produced by Surface Mine Blasting Over
David E. Siskind, Virgil J. Stachura, and Michael J. Nutting

RI 9066 Pillar Load Transfer Associated With Multiple-Seam Mining
R.J. Matetic, G.J. Chekan, and J.A. Galek

RI 9026 Effects of Millisecond-Delay Intervals on Vibration and Airblast
From Surface Coal Mine Blasting
John W. Kopp and David E. Siskind

RI 9095 A Critique of the Dust Explosibility Index: An Alternative for Estimating
M. Hertzberg

RI 9099 Flotation of Silicon Carbide From Waste Sludges
C.W. Smith, T.O. Llewellyn, and G.V. Sullivan

RI 9008 Delayed Blasting Tests To Improve Highwall Stability - A Final Report
Virgil J. Stachura, Larry R. Fletcher, and Michael A. Peltier

RI 8916 Delayed Blasting Tests To Improve Highwall Stability - A Progress Report
Virgil J. Stachura and Larry R. Fletcher

RI 8969 Blast Vibration Measurements Near and On Structure Foundations
David E. Siskind and Mark S. Stagg

RI 8896 Effects of Repeated Blasting on a Wood-Frame House
Mark S. Stagg, David E. Siskind, Michael G. Stevens, and Charles H. Dowding

RI 8892 Airblast and Ground Vibration Generation and Propagation From
Contour Mine Blasting
Virgil J. Stachura, David E. Siskind and John W. Kopp