Development of a fuzzy model for predicting ground vibration caused by rock blasting in surface mining

JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 755-770

  Ghasemi, Ebrahim ^a   Ataei, Mohammad ^a   Hashemolhosseini, Hamid ^b  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blasting operation; empirical predictors; fuzzy logic; ground vibration; multiple regression; peak particle velocity

Indexed keywords

BLASTING OPERATIONS; EMPIRICAL PREDICTORS; GROUND VIBRATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; PEAK PARTICLE VELOCITIES;

COPPER MINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORECASTING; FUZZY LOGIC; MINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BLASTING;

EID: 84875939009     PISSN: 10775463     EISSN: 17412986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077546312437002     Document Type: Article

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