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ENERGY, MINE STABILITY, MINE SEISMICITY AND ROCKBURSTS<br />

equations of the form of equation 10.95 are required for a solution. Therefore, at least<br />

four sensors, in a well-conditioned, non-planar array, are required. A least-squares<br />

method is used to invert the seismic travel time data to obtain the three coordinate<br />

components <strong>and</strong> the time of occurrence of the event. More than four sensors are<br />

required for more accurate solution through the use of redundant data.<br />

10.10.2 Seismic moment, M0<br />

The seismic moment, M0, is a measure of the strength of a seismic event in terms<br />

of parameters described by the double couple, shear dislocation model of a seismic<br />

source. According to Aki <strong>and</strong> Richards (1980), seismic moment can be expressed as<br />

where<br />

G is the shear modulus at the source<br />

us is the average displacement across the discontinuity<br />

A is the slip area of the discontinuity<br />

M0 = Gus A (10.96)<br />

Calculation of seismic moment from this expression is not possible in a mine setting,<br />

because us <strong>and</strong> A cannot be determined readily. In practice, as described by<br />

McGarr (1984), seismic moment can be estimated from various spectral parameters<br />

derived from seismic records. These are calculated from the displacement spectrum<br />

of a waveform, which is obtained from the Fourier transformation of the seismic<br />

waveform from the time domain into the frequency domain. The particular spectral<br />

parameters of interest are the low frequency far-field displacement level, (0), <strong>and</strong><br />

the corner frequency, f0, both of which are identified on the spectral density plot in<br />

Figure 10.27.<br />

Seismic moment M0 is then estimated from the expression due to Hanks <strong>and</strong> Wyss<br />

(1972):<br />

M0 = 40C 3 0 R(0)/Fc RcSc<br />

where 0 is the mass density of the source medium<br />

C0 is the P- or S-wave velocity of the medium<br />

R is the distance between source <strong>and</strong> receiver<br />

(0) is the low frequency plateau of the far-field displacement spectrum<br />

of the P-wave or S-wave<br />

Fc is a factor to account for the radiation pattern<br />

Rc accounts for free-surface amplification of either P-wave or S-waves<br />

Sc is a site correction factor<br />

(10.97)<br />

10.10.3 Seismic energy<br />

The radiated seismic energy represents the total elastic energy radiated by a seismic<br />

event, <strong>and</strong> is a relatively small proportion of the total energy released. One<br />

method of calculating seismic energy transmitted is given by Boatwright <strong>and</strong> Fletcher<br />

(1984):<br />

306<br />

Ec = 40C0F 2 c (R/RcFc)Jc<br />

(10.98)

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