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The main objective of rock blasting design is to achieve a balance among optimum powder factor, proper fragmentation, throws, ground vibration, etc. The in-situ rock mass properties are among the most important contributory factors in fragmentation. The term blastability is used to indicate the susceptibility of the rock mass to blasting and its characterization has become a pressing task for blasting...