• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.18-30
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• 2016

A drill & blasting method using explosives is the most efficient way to break the rock in the urban projects. However, the blasting method cause vibration, noise and fly-rock as blast pollutions so that blasting wroks are restricted by adjacent structures such as apartment and residence houses. To conduct blasting works at near structures, the numbers of blast-holes a blast and the size of the blast are limited by kinds of detonators and initiation methods. So, the production rate is reduced and the construction period should be increased. Therefore, in this case the deck-charge blasting methods using available detonators in domestic market were designed and evaluated in order to confirm the application possibilities in specific urban sites.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.545-554
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• 2019

The customary approach used in the blast vibration analysis is to derive empirical relations between the peak particle velocities of blast-induced waves and the scaled distance, and to develop patterns limiting the amounts of explosives. During the periods when excavations involving blasting were performed at sites far from residential areas and infrastructure works, this method based on empirical correlations could be effective in reducing vibrations. However, blasting procedures applied by the fast-moving mining and construction industries today can be very close to, in particular cities, residential areas, pipelines, geothermal sites, etc., and this reveals the need to minimize blast vibrations not only by limiting the use of explosives, but also employing new scientific and technological methods. The conventional methodology in minimizing blast vibrations involves the steps of i) measuring by seismograph peak particle velocity induced by blasting, ii) defining ground transmission constants between the blasting area and the target station, iii) finding out the empirical relation involving the propagation of seismic waves, and iv) employing this relation to identify highest amount of explosive that may safely be fired at a time for blasting. This paper addresses practical difficulties during the implementation of this conventional method, particularly the defects and errors in data evaluation and analysis; illustrates the disadvantages of the method; emphasizes essential considerations in case the method is implemented; and finally discusses methods that would fit better to the conditions and demands of the present time compared to the conventional method that intrinsically hosts the abovementioned disadvantages.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.31-43
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• 2007

In most tunnel constructions in South Korea, blasting has been widely used as an excavation method. In tunnel blasting, the center-cut to induce first free surface is very important for enhancing excavation efficiency and reducing vibration caused by exploding. This paper introduces new center-cut method named SAV-cut (Stage Advance V-cut) developed on the concept of V-cut. Significant features of SAV-cut are the center hole and stepwise ignition. Many field tests and numerical analysis were carried out to analyze the mechanical behavior and blasting vibration. From the results, the newly developed SAV-cut was proved as an effective center-cut method for both increasing blasting efficiency and decreasing blasting vibration.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.16 no.2 s.61
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• pp.156-165
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• 2006

Already, vari-stem, gas-bag, power deck, air ball etc. are used by various blasting methods to take the advantage of air decking technology in abroad. Air tube product has been used continuously in domestic and air ball product was made recently. In the case study, we analyzed about the application and the effect or air deck blasting method in domestic blasting area. As results or this case study, it was shown that blasting vibration was decreased about $21{\sim}41%$ and quantities or explosives was decreased about $17{\sim}30%$. Also, in the case of using air deck blasting method, fragmentation was shown to be smaller than common blasting method.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.28-36
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• 2010

A study about economical blasting methods which can improve fragmentation and save explosive in blasting is in progress. One of the blasting methods is an air decking method making air layers in boreholes. However, it is difficult to apply this method to the boreholes filled with water. In this study, an underwater Air Tube was manufactured and tried to place it at a certain location in a water filled borehole. It was found that the application of underwater air tube in wet boreholes could improve the fragmentation and save 10~15% of the explosives.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.248-254
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• 2007

Already, the air deck blasting method has been used to take many advantages of blasting. In the existing air deck blasting method, air deck is made usually on column charge. But in the case study, we analyzed about the effect of self supporting air tube which made air deck in column charge. As results of this case study, it was shown that blasting vibration was decreased about $20{\sim}26%$ and quantity of explosive was decreased about $10{\sim}20%$. Also, fragmentation was shown to be smaller than it of common blasting method.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.92-98
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• 2008

Measuring methods of the blasting vibration were generally divided the. manual method and the automatical method. When using the automatical method, field data of the vibration meter can be transferred to a operation computer by using remote equipments. In this study new automatical system using solar power supply is to be introduced. New automatical system is well suited for the field which is difficult to access and is needed frequent measurements of the blasting vibration. And it can make easy to accumulate the data and control the blasting vibration for safe blasting.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.21-28
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• 2012

Blasting methods are frequently used in case of forming slope artificially like slope cutting and open-cut method in the downtown area because of many economical and effective advantages. It is important that blasting work is carried out maintaining original strength of rock and not to damage rock face. And it is also considered that blasting method to decrease ground vibration is essential to the point of blast damages due to the ground vibration. In this study, to form a smooth plane of rock slope face, many trial blasts were carried out in this way that explosives were installed in detonating cord by equal interval in different charging method and stemming method. Using 4 blasting patterns in total 60 blast holes and 20 times of blasts were carried out. At the same time ground vibration measurements were carried out 15~102m away from the blast source, and total number of 310 data were obtained. Measured data for ground vibration velocity were analyzed so as to study blasting method to protect slope plane while decreasing blast vibration in an effective way.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.11-18
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• 2005

The waveform at the blasting pattern using k13 delay electronic detonator depends on the interference of adjacent delay time according to the degree of distance and frequency. The degree of interference affects the size of blasting vibration at a measuring point. This study analyzed the cooperating change characteristics of MS delay blasting separately detonated at intervals of 40m and presented through frequency the delay time design method that is able to reduce the cooperation of blasting vibration at the MS delay blasting.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.64-75
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• 2013

This case study deals with an excavation blasting carried out at "Sooseo-Pyeongtek ${\bigcirc}$-${\bigcirc}$ section construction site" in the vicinity of residential area. Originally, the sequential blasting (multi-stage blasting) using electric detonators was planed in this area. However, there was a concern that the sequential blasting method could increase the construction cost by delaying the construction period due to possible complaints from local residents. As an alternative, electronic deck blasting technique was taken in order to meet the ground vibration regulation (0.2cm/s, in apartment area) and to keep the construction schedule. The performance of the electronic deck charge blasting was two times better than the sequential blasting with electric detonators and the level of ground vibration was also within the regulatory value (0.2cm/s). In particular, it was shown that the use of electronic detonater eDevII, which was developed for tunnel, could provide more convenient and electrically safer working condition.