@article { ref98,
	title = {Stone-splitters and expansive demolition agents: breaking big rocks with little effort on vertebrate paleontological excavations},
	journal = {Journal of Paleontological Techniques},
	volume = {3},
	year = {2008},
	note = {<p>n/a</p>
},
	pages = {1-6},
	abstract = {<p>Two techniques (stone-splitters and demolition agents) are revealed to be efficient methods for breaking large stone blocks in extreme paleontological excavation. In certain conditions \&ndash; where security factors, permission issues, terrain conditions, rock properties are problematic \&ndash; the traditional methods for breaking large rock blocks cannot be applied (e.g. crane trucks or explosives). Using an expansive demolition agent or stone-splitters after drilling equidistant holes not only allows a cheap, quick and safe solution but also permits precise removal of up to 9 ton blocks. Stone-splitters are a three-part tool that when inserted linearly and equidistantly along a brittle rock mass cause a precise fracture.</p>
},
	keywords = {Paleontology},
	url = {http://www.jpaleontologicaltechniques.org/pasta3/JPT\%20N3/Pdf/JPT_n003_Oct.pdf},
	attachments = {https://docentes.fct.unl.pt/sites/default/files/omateus/files/mateus__araujo_2008_stone-splitters_and_expansive_demolition_agents_jpt_n003_oct.pdf},
	author = {O. Mateus and Ara{\'u}jo, R.}
}
