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Modified Scaled Distance Equation Used for Estimation of Peak Particle Velocity

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Scaled distance equations used for estimating peak particle velocity have been developed by some researchers. The most widely used equation among these is the equation developed by Duvall and Fogelson. However, the equation has not exactly estimated the peak particle velocity correctly. In this study, peak particle velocity values were measured by a number of blast tests that were conducted in four different sites by using a vibration meter. Scaled distance values for each blast test were calculated according to the equation proposed by Duvall and Fogelson. Subsequently, a new equation that calculates the scaled distance was proposed. The proposed equation gave more realistic values than the equation proposed by Duvall and Fogelson.

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The author wishes to thank the management of Scientific Research Projects of Dokuz Eylul University (BAP) for providing funding for this research project and Professor Guzin Gulsev Uyar Aldas for providing the first and second study site data.

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Published in Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, 2020, No. 3, pp. 67–74.

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Tosun, A. Modified Scaled Distance Equation Used for Estimation of Peak Particle Velocity. J Min Sci 56, 388–394 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062739120036677

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