Technical Data Sheet

O-Pitblast - Vibration Analysis

Description

Vibration Analysis

Vibration is directly linked to blasting. There is the

need to be extra careful when performing a blast that
can affect sensitive structures, by controlling all the
parameters that affect vibration, so that the
generated vibration does not reach the limits
imposed by the legislation. Vibration is determined
by the quantity of explosives used in a single blast, by
the direction and size of the blast and the distance of
the blast to structures of interest.

The terrain attenuation laws must be determined so

that the maximum quantity of explosive required to
perform a blast in each delay is known. These laws
define the level of difficulty or easiness with which a
particular terrain needs in order to attenuate the
effects generated by vibration.

Vibration Control
O-Pitblast provides vibration control service in each
blast. The service consists in the installation of
seismographs and in the registration of:

Peak Particle Velocity (mm/s)

Air Wave (Pa)
Noise level (dB)
Official report with the registered values

Fig. 2 - PPV's Isolines. Notification of potential damages

O-Pitblast has the know-how and the necessary

tools for the determination of attenuations laws of
any terrain. This valuable information allows
prediction of the vibration that each blast will
generate and subsequently redesign the blast in
order to avoid possible damages.

Fig. 1 - Seismograph

Technical Support O-Pitblast:

- technicalservices@o-pitblast.com
- www.o-pitblast.com
- +351 224 096 803

Fig. 3 Attenuation laws (50% and 95%)

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