About the Author

G. A.Bollinger is Associate Professor of Geophysics at The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in geophysics from St. Louis University in 1967. Author of The Earthquake History of Virginia and of a number of articles which have appeared in such scientific journals as the Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America and the Journal of Geophysical Research, Mr. Bollinger is presently doing research in central Appa­lachian seismicity and in earthquake focal mechanisms.

Reviews

“This present work represents a success­ful attempt by a specialist in earthquake phenomena to deal with the basic ele­ments of vibrations arising chiefly from blasting, but the theory and associated analysis are equally applicable to other causes of wave motion through strata. The book… takes the reader from physics of wave motion through gen­eration, measurement, analysis and effects of vibrations…A happy bal­ance is struck between theory and prac­tice so that the two blend easily…“The book can be recommended as a handy and concise reference for blasting engineers and… a good introductory textbook on the subject of vibrations.”—Robert Shepard, The Mining Engineer Bollinger “synthesizes the theory and literature from the seismological, geo­physical, and engineering disciplines pertinent to the subject area of blast vibrations induced by quarrying, min­ing and engineering operations.”—Mining Engineering