Comparing the Response of Masonry Built Residences to Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 31, Issue 5
Abstract
Response of three masonry residential structures to blast-induced ground vibrations was measured to determine their sensitivity. Upper and lower corners, and midwall displacements were measured during blasting events, and induced strain levels in the walls were calculated and compared with the failure strains of the weakest material composing the structures walls. Presented are the methods of measurement and the results of three case studies conducted at a coal mine and two quarries. Wall strains induced by blasting vibrations were lower than the failure strains for the weakest material comprising the building walls, which indicates that blasting could not produce cracking.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the coal mine and quarries for their great support and information provided, and for allowing the study to be conducted at their operations. Thanks also to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, NITRO, SETEMI, and SISMICA Engenharia for the seismographs lent and all support given during this study.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 31 • Issue 5 • October 2017
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Received: Apr 13, 2016
Accepted: Jan 13, 2017
Published online: Jun 22, 2017
Published in print: Oct 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Nov 22, 2017
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