Conference Proceedings
Third International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting, Brisbane, August 1990
Conference Proceedings
Third International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting, Brisbane, August 1990
Radio Noise Monitoring During Rock Fracture at Blast Sites
It is quite well known, although not so well documented, that radio noise is generated during rock fracture. Radio noise has also been observed during severe earthquakes. The source has been thought to be the fracturing of the rock, although the mechanism has never been unequivocably proven. A study of these radio emissions may provide insight into rock dynamics prior to seismic events, and after blasting. A programme of electric-field recordings has been undertaken at Brisbane quarries during multi-hole blasting. Preliminary analysis has shown that three types of signal may be distinguished. They are hole detonation, rock fall and post blast relaxation signals. It is thought that information about the blast, and the fracture of the rock, may be ascertained from these Signals.
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S G O'Keefe, D V Thiel
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- Published: 1990
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