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DETERMINATION OF GROUND VIBRATION AROUND LIMESTONE QUARRY IN KONYA,TURKEY

B. Kekec, M. KEMAL Gokay

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Abstract

In this study, blast originated vibrations were monitored around the limestone quarry owned by Konya Cement Factory near Konya city. Since the city limits have been widened and the land around the quarry opened to residential area. The work presented here, concentrates the vibration measurements taken from two different locations for each rock blast by Instantel-Minimate plus equipments. The data obtained were then analyzed by means of Blastware 8.0 software and results were presented here in this paper. The vibration measured around the quarry compared by the standards given by Federal Regulations of United States (Office of Surface Mining) and DIN (Germany) standard 4150. Since the blasts were already engineered for low vibration level, it was determined that blast originated vibrations were measured lower than the limitations of the standards.

Publication details

Title
DETERMINATION OF GROUND VIBRATION AROUND LIMESTONE QUARRY IN KONYA,TURKEY
Authors
B. Kekec, M. KEMAL Gokay
Proceedings
9th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2009
Publisher
SGEM Scientific GeoConference
Year
2009
Pages
389-396
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
954-91818-1-2
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
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