Prediction of structural response to blast –induced vibration in Kopek Construction Quarry,Ikere – Ekiti,Ekiti State,Nigeria |
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| Authors: | Richard Olusola Adepitan Ayodele Owolabi Kayode Komolafe |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Ekiti State Field Office, Nigeria;2. Department of Mining Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | The responses of adjoining structures to blast induced ground vibrations emanating from Kopek Construction Quarry, Ikere – Ekiti in Ekiti State were evaluated and predicted. Five off site receptors at predetermined distances from the blast source were chosen and the Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) at each receptor during blasting was estimated using the squared root scaled distance equation. The estimated PPVs were compared with the USBM – RI 8705 reference. The results showed that the blast induced vibrations from the quarry site were within the recommended limits and were insignificant to warrant concerns of causing structural damages to buildings in proximity to the quarry site with the given blast design parameters. |
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| Keywords: | Quarry blasting vibration peak particle velocity |
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