Blast vibrations and other potential causes of damage in homes near a large surface coal mine in Indiana. Report. of investigations/1993

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:5453403

Siskind, D E; Crum, S V; Plis, M N

The U.S. Bureau of Mines studied seven homes near Evansville, IN, that had various degrees of damage that the owners attributed to vibrations from surface coal mine blasting. Researchers monitored vibration and airblast impacts, crack behavior before and after blasts, and dynamic structural responses to blasting and other sources. Level-loop surveys were performed to quantify possible settlement and subsidence. These results were combined with State and coal company measurements to determine if recent vibration characteristics, airblast propagations, or structural responses were typical of results found in historical studies that produced criteria for safe blasting and regulatory limits.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Twin Cities, MN (United States). Twin Cities Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5453403
• Report Number(s): PB-94-125648/XAB; BUMINES-RI-9455
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB--89-201420. Library of Congress catalog card No. 92-33172
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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