noun
- Plural of mudcap; a small explosive charge placed on top of a borehole or blasting site and covered with mud or clay to contain the blast.
Usage: technical; mining and blasting industry term
Examples
- The blasting crew used mudcaps to safely detonate the charges in the quarry.
- Mudcaps are commonly employed in surface blasting operations to minimize flyrock.
- The engineer specified mudcaps for the demolition project to control the blast radius.