Research Article

Assessment of Blasting-Induced Ground Vibration in an Open-Pit Mine under Different Rock Properties

Table 2

Empirical PPV predictor presented by different researches.

NameEquation

Nicholls-USBM
General Prediction by Davies
Langefors and Kihlstrom
Bureau of Indian Standard
Ambressys–Hendron
Ghosh–Daemen predictor

Note. : distance from the blast area to the vibration monitoring point; : maximum charge weight per delay; , , , : site constants.