Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES
Volume 52, Issue -, Pages 163-170Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.03.011
Keywords
Flyrock distance; Controllable blasting parameters; Dimensional analysis; Stochastic modeling; Monte Carlo (MC) method; Sensitivity analysis
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Prediction of flyrock distance has a remarkable role in reduction and control of blasting accident in surface mines. In this paper, at first a new empirical equation for predicting flyrock distance was developed using dimensional analysis. The equation extended based on controllable blasting parameters that compiled from 150 blasting events in Sungun copper mine, Iran. Then, flyrock phenomenon is simulated using this equation and Monte Carlo (MC) method. Results showed that MC is a good means for modeling and assessing the variability of blasting parameters. Finally, sensitivity analysis was conducted to analyze the effects of the controllable blasting parameters on flyrock distance. Based on correlation sensitivity, the most effective parameters were powder factor, stemming and burden. Finally, it should be noted that the proposed flyrock equation and obtained results are site-specific; it should be used only in the Sungun copper mine, and it should not be used directly in other surface mines. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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