Attenuation of blast-induced vibration on tunnel structures

Abstract

The blast-induced vibration during excavation by drilling and blasting method has an important impact on the surrounding structures. In particular, with the development of tunnel engineering, the impact of blasting vibration on tunnel construction has attracted extensive attention. In this paper, the propagation attenuation characteristics of blast-induced vibration (PPV, peak particle velocity) on different tunnel structures were systematically studied based on the field monitoring data. Initially, the attenuation characteristics of blasting vibration PPV on the lower bench surface, the side wall of the excavated tunnel and the closely spaced adjacent tunnel were investigated. Subsequently, the capacity of several widely utilized empirical prediction equations to estimate the PPV on tunnel structures was examined, along with a comparative analysis of their prediction accuracy. The research findings indicate that it is feasible to predict the PPV on the tunnel structures using empirical equations. The attenuation characteristics of blasting vibration PPV are different in different structures and directions. The prediction accuracy of the empirical equations varies, while the discrepancies are minimal. The principal variation among these equations lies in the site-specific coefficients k, β, λ, highlighting the differential impact of structural and directional considerations on the predictive efficacy. Based on the empirical equation and safe PPV provided by the blasting vibration safe standards on tunnels of China (GB6722-2014), and considering the influence of all structures and directions, it is determined that the safe distance of blasting vibration in the tested tunnel project should be larger than 20.28-18.31 m, 18.31-16.16 m, and 16.16-13.75 m for blasting vibration frequency located in ≤10 Hz, 10-50 Hz, and >50 Hz.

Keywords

Blast-induced vibration / Tunnel structures / PPV / Empirical equations / Prediction accuracy / Safe distance

Declaration of competitive interest

The authors declare that they have no known competitive interests or personal relationships that may affect the work reported in this article.

Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the General Project of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2023M742141), the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Mining Response and Disaster Prevention and Control in Deep Coal Mine (SKLMRDPC23KF06), and the Talent Introduction Project of Shandong University of Science and Technology (0104060540171).

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