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To: tonto who wrote (814)	3/4/2005 10:10:57 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9838

Wouldn't the size be more related to the location and intensity of the charge, rather than the timing? I can see where some timing might be needed in a quarry. Especially if you had different drilling patterns on different sections and you want the different sizes to be in layers at the bottom of the blast zone. For building demolition I don't know if it makes that much difference on the timing. I do think that having charges on the interior of a building go off first would tend to draw the structure in on itself, which may be needed. But as the engineer pointed out in the article you posted, gravity will win and down is the route. Orca