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Ground vibration, as the most critical public hazard of blasting, has received much attention from the community. Many countries established national standards to suppress vibration impact on structures, but a world-accepted blasting vibration criterion on human safety is still missing. In order to evaluate human response to the vibration from blasting excavation of a large-scale rock slope in China, this study aims to suggest a revised criterion. The vibration frequency was introduced to improve the existing single-factor (peak particle velocity) standard recommended by the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM). The feasibility of the new criterion was checked based on field vibration monitoring and investigation of human reactions. Moreover, the air overpressure or blast effects on human beings have also been discussed. The result indicates that the entire zone of influence can be divided into three subzones: severe-annoyance, light-annoyance and perception zone according to the revised safety standard. Both the construction company and local residents have provided positive comments on this influence degree assessment, which indicates that the presented criterion is suitable for evaluating human response to nearby blasts. Nevertheless, this specific criterion needs more field tests and verifications before it can be
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This research is supported by the Chinese National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development (973 Program) (2011CB013501), the Chinese National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 51125037) and the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 51179138, 51279135, 51279146 and 51009013). The authors sincerely express their thanks for this support.
Moreover, the authors express their special thanks to the Bai-he-tan Project Construction Department of China Three Gorges Corporation and the local government for their help during the field blasting vibration monitoring and investigation of the local residences.
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Supported by: the Chinese National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development (973 Program) under Grant No. 2011CB013501, the Chinese National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars under Grant No. 51125037 and the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 51179138, 51279135, 51279146 and 51009013
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Yan, P., Lu, W., Zhang, J. et al. Evaluation of human response to blasting vibration from excavation of a large scale rock slope: A case study. Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib. 16, 435–446 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-017-0391-z
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