- Release Date:
- 21th December 2022
- KBA Summary:
- This Knowledge Base Article describes the use of the Powder Factor dashboard in BlastIQ™ Insights.
Summary
BlastIQ™ Insights enables users to visualise the design, adjusted design, and actual powder factor of multiple blasts on the Powder Factor dashboard.
Navigation
To navigate to the Powder Factor dashboard:
- From the BlastIQ™ Insights toolbar, select Dashboards.
- From the Dashboards menu, select Loading > Powder Factor.
- Select the desired blast from the drop-down list. Type in the desired blast name.
OR
- Right-click on a blast in Site Map.
- Select Loading > Powder Factor.
To pan around:
- Activate the map by placing the mouse cursor anywhere on the map and clicking the screen, then use the Up, Down, Left, or Right arrows on the keyboard; or
- Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the map, press and hold the left mouse button, and move the cursor as required.
To rotate and tilt:
- Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the map press and hold the right mouse button, and move the cursor as required; or
- Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the map press and hold Ctrl on the keyboard, press and hold the left mouse button, and move the cursor as required.
Information
The following information is shown on the Powder Factor dashboard:
- Total number of holes.
- Colour Legend with reference Powder Factor values.
- Mode selector.
- Summary.
- Coloured Heatmap.
- Hole (hover over) information.
- Secondary indicator.
Is Actual % is the percentage of total holes where Best Available Viable Volume is considered Actual Volume. For more information see the Hole Best Available Viable Volume section here.
View Settings
Secondary Indicator
- Click on the View options on the bottom left corner.
- Select from Comments, Wet or None.
- A secondary indicator is shown in the map.
Note: Available for single blast only.
Hole Name Labels
- Click on the View options on the bottom left corner.
- Select On.
- Hole Name labels will be displayed in the centre of each hole boundary.
Calculations
| Mode | Value | Calculation1 | Display Boundary |
| Design | Design Powder Factor | Design Explosive Weight / Design Volume | Design |
| Adjusted Design | Adjusted Design Powder Factor | Adjusted Design Explosive Weight / Best Available Viable Volume | Best Available Viable 2 |
| Actual | Actual Powder Factor | Actual Explosive Weight / Best Available Viable Volume | Best Available Viable 2 |
- At hole or blast level respectively.
Blast Powder Factor = ((sum of holes weight)/(sum of hole volume)). - Filters out 'not drilled' and 'abandoned' holes.
- All Explosive Weight values consider only Bulk and Packaged explosives.
- More details about BlastIQ™ Volume Calculation here.