BLASTING, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 44(2025)

Blasting Scheme Optimization of Water-sealed Cavern Excavation based on Blasting Vibration and Loose Zone Analysis

YE Hai-wang1,2,3, ZHANG Peng-hui1, MENG Yun-qi4, ZHANG Zhao-long4, FU Jia-liang5, BAI Jin-xin5, LIU Lei5, YU Meng-hao1、*, and Sekou Doumbouya1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • 2Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Key Non-metallic Mineral Resources Green Utilization, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • 3Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • 4China Railway Siyuan Group Engineering Operation and Maintenance Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430063, China
  • 5Chuzhou Xingtian Mining Co., Ltd., Chuzhou 239399, China
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    A reasonable blasting construction method is critical to maintaining caverns' stability and water-sealing integrity. In this study, seismic wave detection and acoustic wave detection were conducted within a water-sealed cavern. The HHT signal analysis method was used to process the seismic wave signals generated by blasting, and both Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) and Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) were applied to compare and reduce signal mode aliasing, improving the accuracy of signal analysis. The marginal spectrum, instantaneous energy spectrum, three-dimensional energy spectrum, and loose zones in surrounding rock were used to evaluate the influence of different blasting schemes on the water-sealed caverns. The results show that the EEMD-Hilbert analysis method effectively mitigates mode aliasing issues caused by traditional EMD decomposition, producing a smoother and more reliable vibration velocity time-history curve. Marginal spectrum analysis of the reconstructed signal reveals that the frequency band of the double-sided wall heading method ranges from 200 to 380 Hz. In contrast, the frequency band of the single-sided wall guide pit method is narrower, concentrated between 110 and 250 Hz, with relatively lower frequency energy in both conditions. The combined instantaneous energy of the double-sided wall guide method is higher than that of the single-sided wall guide method, with 41.67% and 23.73% of the total instantaneous energy concentrated in the first section of the cutting hole for each method, respectively. The instantaneous energy distribution of the single-sided wall guide method is more uniform and lower than that of the double-sided. The range of loosening rings on both sides of the arch waist in the double-sided wall heading method is about 1.0 to 1.2 m. In contrast, the single-sided wall guide pit method measured 0.8 meters and 1.0 to 1.2 meters on the expanding excavation surface and guide tunnel surface, respectively. A joint analysis of the EEMD Hilbert method and acoustic detection indicates that the single-sided wall guide pit method is more suitable for blasting excavation in water-sealed caverns.

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    YE Hai-wang, ZHANG Peng-hui, MENG Yun-qi, ZHANG Zhao-long, FU Jia-liang, BAI Jin-xin, LIU Lei, YU Meng-hao, Sekou Doumbouya. Blasting Scheme Optimization of Water-sealed Cavern Excavation based on Blasting Vibration and Loose Zone Analysis[J]. BLASTING, 2025, 42(1): 44

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    Received: Sep. 3, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Mar. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: Meng-hao YU (576888642@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3963/j.issn.1001-487x.2025.01.006

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