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Rock Mechanics.pdf - Mining and Blasting

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Figure 10.27 (a) Velocity seismogram<br />

of a seismic event; (b) S-wave<br />

displacement spectrum for the for<br />

the event showing the low frequency<br />

plateau, (0), <strong>and</strong> corner frequency,<br />

fo (after McGarr, 1984).<br />

CHARACTERISATION OF SEISMIC EVENTS<br />

where<br />

F 2 c is the mean squared radiation pattern coefficient for either a<br />

Pwave(F2 2<br />

p = 4/15) or an S wave (Fs = 2/15)<br />

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

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

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

0 is the mass density of the source material<br />

Jc is the Energy Flux of either the P wave or S wave.<br />

The difficulty in estimating seismic energy is in correctly assessing the radiation<br />

pattern <strong>and</strong> directivity effects. Small errors in these coefficients can lead to large<br />

errors in the estimate of seismic energy.<br />

The total radiated seismic energy, E, in both the P wave <strong>and</strong> S wave is then given<br />

by<br />

E = Ep + Es<br />

(10.99)<br />

Seismic efficiency is the ratio of the total energy radiated as seismic energy, compared<br />

with the released energy, as defined previously, associated with the creation of mine<br />

excavations. For mining <strong>and</strong> seismic events at a depth of about 3 km, McGarr (1976)<br />

found that cumulative seismic energy radiation was less than 1% of the total energy<br />

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