WEDGE CUT

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. A cut in which the central holes are positioned to cause the breakout of a wedge-shaped section of strata when fired b. A drill-hole pattern with the cut holes converging to form a V or wedge. The other holes are drilled to break to the opening made by the cut holes. See also:V-cut c. A type of geometry for blasting pattern often used in drifting work. It can be adopted for all strata conditions. A wedge cut consists of pairs of holes, usually drilled horizontally, that meet or finish close together at the back of the cut so that a wedge-shaped section of the rock face will be removed on blasting. The holes should be drilled at an angle of approx. 60 degrees to the face line. Accordingly, the depth of pull that can be obtained with this type of cut is governed by the width of the drift, as this determines the maximum length of drill steel that can be used. Typically, the pull ranges from 5 ft (1.5 m) in a 12-ft-wide (3.7-m-wide) drift up to 6-1/2 ft (1.8 m) in a 15-ft-wide (4.6-m-wide) drif. (references)
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Anagrams: WEDGE CUT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-g-t-u-w"
	-2 letters: gweduc.
	-3 letters: deuce, educe, educt, etude, tewed, tweed, wedge.
	-4 letters: cede, cete, cued, cute, deet, duce, duct, duet, edge, geed, gude, teed, twee, weed, weet.
	-5 letters: cee, cud, cue, cut, dee, dew, due, dug, ecu, ewe, ged, gee, get, gut, ted, tee, teg, tew, tug, wed, wee, wet, wud.
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