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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE REPEATED BLASTING EFFECT ON SURROUNDING ROCK WEAKNESS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT

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Title (Dublin Core)

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE REPEATED BLASTING EFFECT ON SURROUNDING ROCK WEAKNESS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT

Description (Dublin Core)

Repeated blasting leads to progressive and cumulative effects on blast-induced damage zones in which the extension zone and the intensity of weakness are dynamic. This paper presents the results of an experimental study intended to examine cumulative weakness intensity due to repeated blasting to simulate a bench blasting situation in open pit mining. For this purpose, four concrete blocks were made which were subjected to two different blasting patterns. A grid was designed to measure ultrasonic wave velocity in the blocks. The blocks were blasted by a detonating cord and their weakness intensity index was defined by calculating the difference between wave velocity before and after blasting rounds. The results show that weakness intensity due to the second blasting round was increased when compared to the results of the first blasting round. In addition, dispersion of weakness produced by the second blasting round was more uniform. Moreover, explosive energy distribution in terms of the initiation and propagation of fractures caused by the second blasting round affected the performance of the second blasting round energy. This study increased the current understanding of the repeated blasting cumulative effect on a surrounding rock mass in terms of weakness which affects the mechanical properties of a rock mass.

Creator (Dublin Core)

Mohammad Ataei
Hossein Aliakbari Baydokhti

Subject (Dublin Core)

rock mass weakness
repeated blasting
cumulative effects
ultrasonic wave velocity
Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TN1-997
Geology
QE1-996.5

Publisher (Dublin Core)

Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering

Date (Dublin Core)

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Type (Dublin Core)

article

Identifier (Dublin Core)

0353-4529
1849-0409
https://doaj.org/article/c8965d975d3b4b27a1ff62f8afbe26c9

Source (Dublin Core)

Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornik, Vol 34, Iss 4, Pp 1-6 (2019)

Language (Dublin Core)

EN
HR

Relation (Dublin Core)

https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/332021
https://doaj.org/toc/0353-4529
https://doaj.org/toc/1849-0409

Provenance (Dublin Core)

Journal Licence: CC BY