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Application of image processing to determine fragment size

distribution produced from blasting at Gotvand Olya dam rock-fill
mines
ABSTRACT
Although, sieve analysis provides a direct and accurate method in fragment size distribution, it is a
costly and time consuming method for large scale blasting operations. In recent decades, technological
progress in image processing has yielded in the development of appropriate software for this task, with
advantages in online monitoring, low cost and speedy calculations. Recognizing the error in such systems
is however essential in their overall optimization. In this research, having explained the sources of error,
two 12 And 15 ton samples have been studied to validate the image processing technique employed at the
Gotvand Olya dam rock-fill mines. The size distribution is then compared with sieve analysis using
Goldsize software. Compared with sieve analysis data, the study indicates that image processing
overestimates both the characteristic size and uniformity size distribution index of the fragments, for
which correction coefficients of 0.79 and 0.75, respectively were proposed.
Keywords: blasting, fragmentation, image processing, gotvand olya dam

malekinezhad@grad.kashanu.ac.ir 1
bakhshandeh@kashanu.ac.ir 2
mozdianfard@kashanu.ac.ir 3

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