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CONTRIBUTION TO THE 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES INFRASTRUCTURES PROVIDING ADVANCED BLAST CONSULTING SERVICES
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This paper deals with a variety of projects and parameters that we had to deal with as we participated – contributed to the 2004 Olympic Games infrastructures providing blast consulting services. The most in number and also most characteristic examples of specific management, that we were required to deal with and implement, were in the wider area of Athens (Attica), which is the main City of the Olympics. Many of the projects had to be accomplished through blasting, though there were archaeological finds and structures (some of which were even older than 2000 years), road junctions and traffic in operation, settlements, industrial installations, fuel and natural gas networks or other urban area facilities. Consequently, we had to pay particular attention and care to the damage risks that might occur. Also, we had to find ways of how to prevent them from happening; we had to care for the compliance with strict specifications and regulations, the conventional and contractual obligations, the vibration monitoring and PPV limits, the proper blast design and materialization of blastings, the sellection and implementation of specific blasting techniques, the staff training and preparation, etc. The proper and reliable blast consulting and engineering services was a basic condition for on-time preparation of 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES infrastructure projects. The facts, data and records concerning the above are presented through the experience we obtained while providing blast consulting and engineering services.
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"Construction blasting in the City of 2004 Olympic Games" by Elias Baliktsis in the 1st World Conference on Blasting Technique (pp 441 - 450, 9/2000 München, Germany);
“TUNNELLING BLASTING IN URBAN AND SENSITIVE AREAS. Risk Management and consulting experiences from case histories of some Hellenic Projects” by Elias Baliktsis in the 2003 EFEE - 2nd WORLD CONFERENCE ON EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING TECHNIQUE (10-12 September 2003, Prague, Czech Republic) 203 4th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2004 www.sgem.org
“OLYMPIC TUNNELLING BLASTING - Facts and experiences from Hellenic projects regarding some 2004 Olympic Games infrastructures”, by Elias Baliktsis in the UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION 2003 Conference (24-25 September 2003, ExCeL, London Docklands, UK)
“Effective blasting management through consulting and engineering – Facts, Ideas and Case Histories”, by Elias Baliktsis and Manolis Fragoulis in the 3 rd International conference on Modern Management of Mine Producing Geology and Environmental Protection (9-13 June 2003, Varna, Boulgaria)
“CONTROLLED EXPLOSIVE DEMOLITION OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES - Recent cases, experiences and applications from Hellenic works», by Elias Baliktsis in the 14th Hellenic Conference on Concrete Structures (TEE – Hellenic Chamber of Engineers, 15-
October 2003, Kos Island, Greece)
BLASTING TECHNOLOGY AND KNOW-HOW 2003 organised by ETEK (25 October 2003 Nicosia, Cyprus), lectures by Elias Baliktsis and the staff of EXORIXI SA.
“Controlled Explosive Demolitions - Case histories from Hellas and our contribution to the 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES infrastructures” ”, by Elias Baliktsis in a Conference organized by the EDA-European Demolition Association (12-15 May
“Flyrock risk prevention – from theory and ideas to a perfectly applied blasting project ”, by Elias Baliktsis and Alexander Baliktsis, in the 1 st International conference on Advances in Mineral Resources Management and Environmental Geotechnology (7-9 June Chania, Crete, Hellas)
“ COMPLETE BLASTING SUPPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MANAGEMENT - Typical carry-out based on an aggregate quarry case history in Northern Hellas”, by Elias Baliktsis in the 1 st International conference on Advances in Mineral Resources Management and Environmental Geotechnology (7-9 June Chania, Crete, Hellas) International Conference
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