EZ Det Delay Patterns

Practical Programs For

Construction Blasting

Prepared By: Bill Necker

The Ensign-Bickford Company
 EZ Det Hook Up

75 125
100
0 25 50
Start

400 450

350 375 425 475

Solid Column Holes Deck Loaded Holes

 Shot Initiation

Tape an electric cap to the shock tube so that it shoots the tube in both directions,
down-the-hole and towards the next EZ Det connector.
Bury the electric to prevent shrapnel damage to the shock tube.

Shots can also be initiated with an EZ Det “tail”

or an EZTL, spliced into Noiseless Trunkline!
 Trench Blasting
Staggered Drill Pattern
Piggyback EZ Dets hole-to-hole.
0 50
Use 17ms EZTLs to:
Pick up laterals.
25 75 Tie-in additional rows.
Change timing of trench.

5 Hole Drill 5 Hole Pattern

8 & 9ms Between Holes
Pattern
250 275
117 125

225 109
Manhole
92 100
175 200 75

84

150 67 75
67 50 67
100 125 59

42 50
75 42 25 42
34

25 50 17 17 25

17 0 17
17 25 1

0
1
Use EZTLs to pick up additional
Start
holes and laterals.
 Corner Pull Shot

168 193 218 243 268 293 318 343 368 393

42
126 151 176 201 226 251 276 301 326 351
“Control Row”
42ms EZTLs
between rows 42
84 109 134 159 184 209 234 259 284 309

42
42 67 92 117 142 167 192 217 242 267

=42ms EZTL
42
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225

= EZ Det

Basic EZ Det Pattern

Direction Of Rock Movement

One-Hole-Per-Delay: 3 rows deep / infinite in length.

550 600 650 700
500

700
450

650
400

With the addition of every 4th row you’ll pick up holes 400 450 500 550
600

firing within 8ms!

 Center Opening Shot
151 134 117 100 117 134 151

126 109 92 75 92 109 126

101 84 67 50 67 84 101

76 59 42 25 42 59 76

51 34 17 0 17 34 51

17 17 17 1
17 17 17

“Control Row”
17ms EZTLs
Direction of Rock Movement
outgoing from opener
Tight “V” Pattern 500
500 475 475 500

500

475 475

3 Holes-per-delay as shown. 450 450

425 425

400 375 375 400

Patterns with more holes may produce

additional firing times within 8ms!
 Center Opening Shot
Zigzag 42 Pattern

436 411 386 361 336 378 403 428 453 478

352 327 302 277 252 294 319 344 369 394

268 243 218 193 168 210 235 260 285 310

184 159 134 109 84 126 151 176 201 226

100 75 50 25 0 42 67 92 117 142

“Control Row”
Zigzag 42ms EZTLs

Flat “V’Pattern Direction Of Rock Movement

750 700 700 750 800

One-Hole-Per Delay: 10 holes wide / 750

700
800

750

infinite rows 650 700

600 650

550 600

deep. 500

450 400 400 450

550

500

Burden Delay: 84ms between rows.

Useful for vibration control shots!

 Corner Pull Shot
268 293 318 343 368 393 418 443

42

201 226 251 276 301 326 351 376

42
“Control Row”
42ms EZTLs 134 159 184 209 234 259 284 309

from 2nd hole to

next row 42

67 92 117 142 167 192 217 242

42

0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175

Direction of Rock
Movement
One-Hole-Per-Delay: 8 hole wide / 600
650 700 750

infinite rows deep.

750
550

700
500

650
450

Burden Delay: 67ms between rows.

600
400

550

Echelon 42ms EZTL between rows.

400 450 500
 Dogleg Shaped Shots

“Zigzag Control Row”

42ms or 17ms EZTLs

Direction of Rock Movement

800 900
700 700

900
EZ Dets between holes
500 400 and wrapped around
corner.

3 Holes-per-delay as shown
900
using 42ms EZTLs.

Choice of EZTL delays in control row

will effect direction of rock movement 1000

and proximity of holes firing within 8ms.

700
800 900 1000
 Zigzag EZ Dets Between Rows
& Save EZTLs

300 325 367 392 434 459

Zigzag EZ Dets between pairs of rows.

250 275 317 342 384 409
One-Hole-Per-Delay: 6 holes wide /
Infinite rows deep.
200 225 267 292 334 359

Burden Delay: 50ms between rows.

150 175 217 242 284 309

100 125 167 192 234 259

600 650 700 750
750

550
700
50 75 117 142 184 209
500
650

450
600
0 25 67 92 134 159
400
550 42 42
1

400 450 500

“Control Row”
Direction of Rock Movement 42ms EZTLs
Between Pairs of Rows