Research Article
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 |
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