In large open pit mines prediction of Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) provides useful information for safe blasting. At Sungun Copper Mine (SCM), some unstable rock slopes facing to valuable industrial facilities are both expose to high intensity daily blasting vibrations, threatening their safty. So, controlling PPV by developing accurate predictors is essential. Hence, this study proposes improv...

Ground vibrations caused by blasting are undesirable results in the mining industry and can cause serious damage to the nearby buildings and facilities; therefore, controlling such vibrations has an important role in reducing the environmental damaging effects. Controlling vibration caused by blasting can be achieved once peak particle velocity (PPV) is predicted. In this paper, the values of P...

This paper presents the use of three-dimensional finite elements coupled with infinite elements to investigate the ground vibrations at the surface in terms of the peak particle velocity (PPV) due to construction of the first bore of the Dublin Port Tunnel. This situation is analysed using a commercially available general-purpose finite element package ABAQUS. A series of parametric studies is ...

In this paper, a practical project of subway tunnel lining demolition via blasting for the construction station under action load and weight collapsed rock mass was proposed. The overbreak underbreak quality, failure mechanism structure, particle peak velocity (PPV), stress evolution law surrounding caused by were researched using LS-DYNA. Firstly, results show that parameters presented in pape...

Blasting is one of the primary aspects mining operations, and its environmental effects interfere with safety lives property. Therefore, it essential to accurately estimate impact blasting, i.e., peak particle velocity (PPV). In this study, a regular random forest (RF) model was developed using 102 blasting samples that were collected from an open granite mine. The inputs included six parameter...

In this study, peak particle velocity (PPV) values for driving three piles with diameters of 40 cm, 50 and 70 cm in a clayey soil through the impact piling method are investigated by an experimental study numerical simulation. An is carried out on scale 1:20 operation. Numerical simulation performed using axisymmetric model PLAXIS 2D finite element software. Properties used obtained from geotec...

This paper numerically investigates the seismic response of the filled joint under high amplitude stress waves using the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM). A thin layer of independent polygonal particles are used to simulate the joint fillings. Each particle is meshed using the Delaunay triangulation scheme and can be crushed when the load exceeds its strength. The propagation of t...

Reliable estimates of peak particle velocity (PPV) from blasting-induced vibrations at a construction site play crucial role in minimizing damage to nearby structures and maximizing blasting efficiency. However, reliably estimating PPV can be challenging due complex connections between influential factors such as ground conditions. While many efforts have been made estimate reliably, discrepanc...

Like most limestone mines, which produce the raw materials required for cement companies, the transportation cost of the raw materials used in the Shahrood Cement Company is high. It has been tried to build the crushing and grinding plant close to the mine as much as possible. On the other hand, blasting has harmful effects, and the impacts of blast-induced damages on the sensitive machinery, e...