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Influence of Blasting Vibrations Generated by Tunnel Construction on an Existing Road

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Tunnel excavations are commonly carried out using the drill and blast method, which may cause blast-induced damage to adjacent buildings. Peak particle velocity (PPV) is a widely used parameter for evaluating the damage of blasting vibration. However, accurately predicting PPV is difficult with traditional empirical predicting methods because their results are often different from actual conditions. In this study, attenuation formula of propagation velocity of elastic stress waves in elastomer is derived on the basis of stress wave theory. Moreover, the formula for predicting PPV is modified in the case of multihole and multistage blasting and then applied to Guanlinzi Tunnel, which downtraverses through National Highway 316. Results show that the modified formula obtains a small relative error between predicted and in situ monitoring PPVs and can properly reflect the propagation law of PPV under the condition of multihole and multistage blasting. This work has important application prospects and can provide a reference for similar excavation blasting and vibration control methods.

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51408054 sponsored), the Natural Science Foundation (2017JM5136, 2018JM5110) by the Science and Technology Department of Shaanxi Province, the Housing and Urban–Rural Construction Foundation (2017-K55) by the Housing and Urban–Rural Department of Shaanxi Province, the Scientific Research Program (KLTLR-Y14-15) for Technology of Highway Construction and Maintenance Technology of National Transportation Industry Key Laboratory Technology Innovation, and the Scientific Research Program (2019217214GXRC008CG009-GXYD8.2) of the Science and Technology Department of Xi'an.

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    Xianghui Deng, Jingyuan Wang & Rui Wang

  2. School of Civil Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an, 710048, China

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Deng, X., Wang, J., Wang, R. et al. Influence of Blasting Vibrations Generated by Tunnel Construction on an Existing Road. Int J Civ Eng 18, 1381–1393 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-020-00549-w

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