Human response to blast-induced vibration and air-overpressure: An Indian scenario

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-214

  Raina, A K ^a   Haldar, A ^a   Chakraborty, A K ^a   Choudhury, P B ^a   Ramulu, M ^a   Bandyopadhyay, C ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Air overpressure; Blasting; Human response; Mining; Vibration

Indexed keywords

AIR; BLASTING; MINES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BLAST-INDUCED VIBRATIONS; GROUND VIBRATIONS;

GEOLOGY;

BLASTING; MINING; NOISE POLLUTION; PERCEPTION; VIBRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 4344575149     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-004-0228-7     Document Type: Article

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