Analysis of quarry-blast-induced ground vibrations to mitigate their adverse effects on nearby structures

International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-326

  Erten, Oktay ^a   Konak, Gurcan ^b   Kizil, Mehmet Siddik ^a   Onur, Ahmet Hakan ^b   Karakus, Dogan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

blasting; ground vibration; limestone quarry; peak particle velocity; PPV; scaled distance; SD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860130269     PISSN: 1754890X     EISSN: 17548918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMME.2009.029317     Document Type: Article

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