JKBench is a program for the design and basic analysis of blasts in open cut mines. It allows the user to layout a blast design consisting of blast holes, decks, downhole and surface delays and connections, and then to run a detonation simulation. The design can be further described by strings and polygons. Basic analyses of volume, tonnage, powder factor, component and total costs can be calculated for the design. Although the design is created in 2D plan, all data is stored with full 3D coordinates (east, north, level) in a Microsoft Access database. Added to this are object details (such as hole dip, bearing, diameter, length, burden, spacing), properties of explosives, detonators, primers and connectors, plus timing information.
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