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This research was performed on the quarry that will be opened to produce aggregates and rock filling material at Catalagzi region at Zonguldak province in Turkey. However, there are some structures which can be adversely affected by blasting at the quarry. These structures are a methane exploration drill hole and a house at the distances of 340 and 390 m, respectively. One of the main goals of this study is to perform a preliminary assessment of possible damage effect of ground vibrations induced by blasting on these structures by risk analysis based on ground vibration measurements. In order to propose a preliminary blast design models separately for aggregate and rock filling material production, six test shots with different maximum charge per delay were planned and fired at the quarry. In these shots, 90 events were recorded. To predict peak particle velocity (PPV), the relationship between the recorded peak particle velocities and scaled distances were investigated. During this investigation, the data pairs were statistically analyzed and a PPV prediction equation specific to this site with 95% prediction line were obtained. And also, this equation was used in the derivation of the practical blasting charts specific to this site as a practical way of predicting the peak particle velocity and maximum charge per delay for future blasting. A risk analysis was performed by using this equation. In the light of this analysis, preliminary blast design models were proposed to be used in this quarry for aggregate and rock filling material production.
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This work was supported by The Executive Secretariat of Scientific Research Projects of Istanbul University (project numbers are 429/13092005, T-865/02062006, UDP–3168/02012009, UDP–3798/22052009, and UDP–7465/26052010) and The State Planning Organization (project number is 2005K120990). The authors are grateful to the Executive Secretariat of Scientific Research Projects of Istanbul University and The State Planning Organization for their financial supports and to the authorities of Siray Company for providing all the facilities during the field investigation. Opinion and conclusions are of the authors.
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Ozer, U., Karadogan, A., Kahriman, A. et al. Bench blasting design based on site-specific attenuation formula in a quarry. Arab J Geosci 6, 711–721 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-011-0388-2
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