Blasting Vibration Control Using an Improved Artificial Neural Network in the Ashele Copper Mine

Table 3

Measured and predicted PPV values for different models.

Predictor	Site constant			PPV (mm/s)
	K	B	n	1	2
USBM	345.38	1.02		119.37	115.30
Langefors–Kihlstrom	13.31	1.54		146.94	144.37
Bureau of Indian Standards	13.31	0.77		146.94	144.37
Ambraseys–Hendron	1100.46	1.15		109.95	105.70
CMRI predictor	13.86		46.29	130.71	127.88
GA-ANN				55.60	87.80
Measured				56.28	96.99