The effect of discontinuity frequency on ground vibrations produced from bench blasting: A case study

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 686-694

  Ak, Hakan ^a   Konuk, Adnan ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bench blasting; Discontinuity frequency; Peak particle velocity; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUARRIES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BENCH BLASTING; DISCONTINUITY FREQUENCY; PEAK PARTICLE VELOCITY;

BLASTING;

BLASTING; DISCONTINUITY; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC WAVE; VIBRATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 44949093321     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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