METHOD OF OBJECT BLASTING (VERSIONS) AND HOLDING DEVICE APPLICABLE IN METHOD EMBODIMENT Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: mining and construction industry, particularly, destruction of natural and artificial mineral media by electric action on object to be destructed. SUBSTANCE: according to the first version of method, blasting substance is applied to surface of object to be destructed and thin metal wire is located in said substance, pressed to object surface, and current is supplied to said wire for a short period of time. Method according to the second version is distinguished by the fact that blasting substance is applied to pressing surface of pressing means so that wire is immersed into substance and current is applied to said wire. Holding device for thin metal wire has a groove to guide wire and is formed on surface opposite to object to be destructed. EFFECT: higher productivity of blasting of objects complicated configurations. 4 cl, 31 dwg