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Blast Log Evaluation Program (BLEP) : Office of Surface Mining
Blast Log Evaluation Program (BLEP) : Office of Surface Mining
Program (BLEP)
Appalachian Region
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Who, Where, What do you do?
Experience with blast logs?
Blasting Logs and
Adverse Effects
Ken Eltschlager
(412) 937-2169
Keltschl@osmre.gov
What we are here to review
Important components of the blast log to
control the adverse effects of blasting
Flyrock
Ground vibrations
Airblast
(Fumes)
Why is this important?
Prevent injury to people
Required by SMCRA
Global overview
Review – Blasting, Seismology and
Acoustics
Overview of Blast Logs
The Blast
Bad News…
Good News……
Confinement
Charge weight per delay
Delay Sequence
(surface and down hole)
Blast logs #1 piece of evidence
Why Should Blasters
Keep Good Logs??
Regulations say so
Quality control
Liability protection
Overview of blast energy
Seismic speed – 3,000 – 25,000 ft/s
Flyrock –
Faster than you
can run!
SAFEGUARD SEISMIC UNIT 2000DK ** **
SN: 2243
DATE: 09/12/95 TIME: 15:18:06 Summary
Event: 009 Recording Time: 10 L T v
Client: ROBERTSON PPV (in/sec) 0.10 0.14 0.07
Operation: BUCKEYE IND. MINING CO. PO (in x.001) 2.39 2.97 1.38
SSU Location: ROBERTSON YARD PPA (g) .02 .02 .02
Distance to blast: 1385 FREQ (Hz) 8.0 7.6 16.6
Operator: M.MANN/ODNR RESULTANT PPV (in/sec): 0.15
Comments: PEAK AIR PRESSURE: (dB) 114
Trigger Level: .05 IN/SEC (psi) 0.00145
VELOCITY WAVEFORM GRAPH SCALE SHAKETABLE CALIBRATED: 06/20/95
TIME - 100 MSEC PER MARK By GeoSonics, Inc.
SEISMIC - +/- .64 IN/SEC Box 779, Warrendale, PA 15095 U.S.A.
SOUND - +/- 0.00232 PSI TEL: 412.934.2900 FAX: 412.934.2999
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Vibrations arrive at a house
Structure Response
Ground vibrations and
airblast make homes
shake or vibrate.
Blast Log Review
and
Blasting Seismograph Data
Scaled Distance Relationship
To evaluate ground vibrations and airblast
SD2 = D/CW1/2
SD3 = D/CW1/3
Spatial
Relationships Complaint House 2,
1500’
Complaint
House, 550’
Compliance House,
450’
Ground and Air Vibrations
Know the location of the blast
Check the distance!!
Permit Area
Residence
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Ground and Air Vibrations
Know the charge weigh per delay
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SD vs Airblast
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AIRBLAST MAX airblast
Flyrock Damage - 1995 - KY
Blaster
5 months in jail
5 months house detention
1 year probation
Superintendent
3 months halfway house
5 month house detention
Flyrock control items
Stemming
Powder Factor
Rock Type
Confinement
Key blast log parameters
Blast location
Charge weight
Stemming
Rock type
Blast Log Evaluation Program
All data obtained from the blast logs
Cross tabulates data fields
Plots the data for visual comparison
Lumped or linear data are good
Scattered data are bad
Outlying data must be investigated further
What does BLEP buy you??
Shows compliance with vibration limits
Saves you the trouble of calculating by
hand
Creates a permanent record of your
review
Identifies outlying blasts relative to typical
blasting at the mine
Allows statistical analysis of the data
Break!
Excel
BLEP operates as a spread sheet in Excel
First, we will explore the use of Excel
Launch Excel and discuss the menus and
components of the spreadsheet