Human response to blast-induced vibration and air-overpressure: an Indian scenario

Application of Artificial Neural Network for Blast Performance Evaluation

“…A study (Raina et al, 2004) of the human response to blasting in mining localities across India has shown that the response is not simply socio-political, as frequently assumed. It has been reported that, irrespective of those questioned; a basic concern for the safety of property was the main response.…”

“…Only a small proportion of the total energy is utilized for actual breakage and displacement of rock mass and the rest of the energy gets spent in undesirable side effects like ground vibrations, air blasts, noises, back breaks, flyrocks, dusts etc. (Bajpayee et al, 2004;Hagan , 1973;Singh et al, 1994a;Wiss and Linehan, 1978), which may further cause annoyance of the people living surrounding the mining areas (Raina et al, 2004).…”

Combination of neural network and ant colony optimization algorithms for prediction and optimization of flyrock and back-break induced by blasting

“…Conducting a desired blasting work can cause overall cost reduction, improving the efficiency of drilling operation, increasing cost of loading and cargo, and improving the operation after extraction of minerals [1]. In blasting operation, a large amount of explosive energy are wasted to create environmental impacts like ground vibration, air-overpressure (AOp), flyrock and back-break which can affect surrounding area [2][3][4][5][6].…”

Development of Absorbed Blasting Vibration Energy Index for the Evaluation of Human Comfort in Multistorey Buildings

“…Rather than safety, the problem is a typical issue of comfort that needs to resolve the annoyance, anxiety, and even complaints of residents, which are mainly caused by annoyance effects of blasting activities, fear of building damage, and disturbance effects [7,8]. In recent years, blasting vibration comfort has become a research topic in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and India [9][10][11][12][13]. The problem, as many researchers put it, has transferred from limiting structural damage to reducing lawsuits.…”