SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS – PAPERS

” Blast Vibration Control in Quarrying Operations ”
by Elias Baliktsis (in Hellenic)
Conference on Quarrying and Management of Quarrying Products ,
held by Technical Chamber of Hellas and the Hellenic Society of Mining Engineers
(May 1995, Athens)

“Blast Vibration Control and Monitoring in Road-making Projects”
by Elias Baliktsis (in Hellenic)
1st Hellenic Congress on Road-making Projects,
held by Technical Chamber of Hellas
(pp 778 – 800, Larissa 1995)

” Blast vibration control using sequential techniques at a railway tunneling project ”
by Elias Baliktsis (in English)
International Symposium on Engineering Geology and Environment
(pp 2607 – 2612,1997 Athens)

” Quarrying and blast technique evaluation and modification in an aggregate quarry – Based on blast vibration control ”
by Elias Baliktsis (in English)
International Symposium on Engineering Geology and Environment
(pp 2315 – 2320, 1997 Athens)

” Blasting activity and blast vibration control in major construction projects ”
by Elias Baliktsis (in Hellenic)
3rd Conference on the Hellenic Mineral Wealth, Mining, Metallurgy and Construction,
held by Technical Chamber of Hellas and the Hellenic Society of Mining Engineers
(pp. 419-428, Athens 11/2000)

” Explosives – Blasting Technology and Know-how. International developments and the Hellenic reality ”
by Elias Baliktsis and d. Katsambanis (in Hellenic)
3rd Conference on the Hellenic Mineral Wealth, Mining, Metallurgy and Construction,
held by Technical Chamber of Hellas and the Hellenic Society of Mining Engineers
(pp. 457-466, Athens 11/2000)

” Construction blasting in the City of 2004 Olympic Games”
by Elias Baliktsis (in English)
1st World Conference on Blasting Technique
(pp 441 – 450, 9/2000 München, Germany)

” Blasting vibration limits to prevent human annoyance – remarks from some case studies”
by Elias Baliktsis, Dimitrios Kaliampakos and Dimitrios Damigos (in English)
in Mineral Resources Engineering
(vol. 10, no 1, pp 71-82, 2001)

“Laser surveying systems and GIS applications:
Modern tools in effective environmental management of quarrying – mining – extractive activities”
by Elias Baliktsis and Manolis Fragoulis (in English)
International Workshop on New Frontiers in Reclamation: Facts and Procedure in Extractive Industry”
(pp 85-91, 19-21/9/2001, Milos Island, Hellas)

“Laser surveying systems combined with GIS applications. Modern tools in supporting and environmental management of mining – quarrying – extractive works”
by Elias Baliktsis (in Hellenic)
11th Meeting of Hellenic Users of G.I.S.
(8-9/11/02, Athens)

“Blasting technology and know-how offer ways
to make mining – quarrying – extractive activities more effective and environmentally friendly. – Our Hellenic reality”
by Elias Baliktsis (in English)
in 2nd International Conference of Modern Management on Mine Producing, Geology and Environmental Protection”
(pp 117-130, 9-15/6/02, Varna, Bulgaria)

“Laser surveying systems combined with GIS applications.
Modem tools in supporting and environmental management
of mining – quarrying – extractive works.
Hellenic experiences and case histories”
by Elias Baliktsis and Manolis Fragoulis (in English)
2nd International Conference on Modern Management of Mine Producing, Geology and Environmental Protection
(pp 245-256, 9-15/6/02, Varna, Bulgaria)

“Preventing – minimizing environmental effects using modern techniques in monitoring and improving quarrying – blasting methods with the use of G.I.S.”
by Elias Baliktsis (in Hellenic)
12th Meeting of Hellenic Users of G.I.S.
(7-8. November 2002, Athens)

“Preventing – minimizing environmental effects using modern techniques in monitoring and improving quarrying – blasting methods”
Research Program PAVE 99BE394
by Elias Baliktsis (in Hellenic)
Conference on Technology Exchange of Environmental Technologies Application in Industry
(16. November 2002, Volos, Hellas)

EFFECTIVE BLASTING MANAGEMENT
THROUGH CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING.
Facts, Ideas and Case Histories.
by Elias Baliktsis, Manolis Fragoulis (in English)
3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MODERN MANAGEMENT OF MINE PRODUCING GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(9-13 JUNE 2003, Varna, Bulgaria)

TUNNELING BLASTING IN URBAN AND SENSITIVE AREAS.
Risk Management and consulting experiences
from case histories of some Hellenic Projects
by Elias Baliktsis (in English)
2003 EFEE – 2nd WORLD CONFERENCE ON EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING TECHNIQUE
(10-12 September 2003, Prague, Czech Republic)

OLYMPIC TUNNELING BLASTING –
Facts and experiences from Hellenic projects
regarding some 2004 Olympic Games infrastructures.
by Elias Baliktsis (in English)
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION 2003
(24-25 September 2003 ExCeL, London Docklands, UK)

CONTROLLED EXPLOSIVE DEMOLITION OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Recent cases, experiences and applications from Hellenic works .
by Elias Baliktsis (in Hellenic)
14th Hellenic Conference on Concrete Structures
(TEE and ETEK, 15-17 October 2003, Kos Island, Greece)

“Controlled Explosive Demolitions – Case histories from Hellas and our contribution to the 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES infrastructures”
by Baliktsis Elias
Conference organized by the EDA-European Demolition Association
(Paphos, Cyprus 12-15/5/04)

“Flyrock risk prevention – from theory and ideas to a perfectly applied blasting project”
by Baliktsis Elias & Baliktsis Alexander
1st International Conference on Advances in Mineral Resources Management Environmental Geotechnology – AMIREG2004
(pp 17-22, Chania, Crete, Hellas, 7-9/6/04)

“Complete blasting support and environmental effects management – Typical carry-out based on an aggregate quarry case history in Northern Hellas”
by Baliktsis Elias
1st International conference on Advances in Mineral Resources Management and Environmental Geotechnology – AMIREG2004
(pp 263-269, Chania, Crete, Hellas, 7-9/6/04)

“Contribution to the 2004 Olympic Games infrastructures providing advanced blast consulting services”
by Baliktsis Elias
4th International Conference on Modern Management of Mine Producing, Geology and Environmental Protection- SGEM04
(pp 193-204 Varna, Bulgaria 14 -18/6/04)

“Highway controlled blasting”
by Baliktsis Elias
2nd Conference on Road Construction Projects
(Volos, Greece, 18 – 20/5/05)

AIMING TO THE PERFECT BLASTING RESULT – Reality or just a Utopia? Facts, parameters and thoughts based on two case histories from EGNATIA ODOS – Ring Road of Salonica section, in Northern Hellas
by Baliktsis Elias & Baliktsis Alexander
5th International Conference on Modern Management of Mine Producing, Geology and Environmental Protection- SGEM05
(pp 199-209 Varna, Bulgaria 13 -17/6/05)

OLYMPIC BLASTING PANORAMA A gold medal performance – preparing infrastructures for the 2004 Olympics in Athens (Hellas)
by Baliktsis Elias
3rd EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting
(pp 355-363, Brighton, England 13 -16 September 2005)

BLAST VIBRATION MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE PROJECT “CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKOPJE BYPASS MOTORWAY”
by Baliktsis Elias & Alexander
IV SYMPOSIUM in “MODERN TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN MINING”
(pp 330-340, Ohrid, Skopje, 30/5-2/6/06)

EFFECTIVE BLASTING TO PREPARE INFRASTRUCTURES FOR THE ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES (HELLAS)
by Baliktsis Elias
IV SYMPOSIUM in “MODERN TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN MINING”
(pp 173-183, Ohrid, Skopje, 30/5-2/6/06)

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND RISK PREVENTION WHILE BLASTING INSIDE HIGH SENSITIVE AREAS – THE CASE OF THE ATHERINOLAKOS POWER PLANT EXTENSION PROJECT
by Baliktsis Elias and Baliktsis Alexander
2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “ADVANCES IN MINERAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNOLOGY”
(pp 673-680, Hania Grete, Greece, 25-27/9/2006)

“Blasting close to old railway tunnels”
by E. Baliktsis & A. Baliktsis
5th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting
(pp 135 – 149, Budapest, Hungary 26 – 28 April 2009)

“Establishing acceptable PPV limits in high risk blasting projects that are outside conventional guidelines and standards”
by E. Baliktsis & A. Baliktsis
9th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting, and WORKSHOP on VIBRATION from BLASTING – 9th FRAGBLAST
(September 13-17, 2009, Granada Spain)

“The rockfall of 17/12/09 at Tempi Valley in correlation to the blast vibrations of the new motorway tunnel”
by Elias Baliktsis
6th Hellenic Conference on Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
(September 29 – October 1, 2012, Volos, Greece)

“Controlled explosive demolition of four bridges on the highway from Athens to Patras, Greece”
by Elias Baliktsis
3rd Hellenic Conference on Road Construction Projects
(February 9-10, 2012, Athens, Greece)