Tunnel blasting is a common practice used to excavate rock formations. Many academic
research articles have emerged and burgeoned in the field of tunnel blasting. These articles …

Overbreak is a detrimental phenomenon caused by tunnel blasting, which can lead to
increased time and cost in the construction schedule. It is very important to establish a model …

A state-of-the-art review is conducted to highlight the fracture mechanism in rock blast and
advantages and limitations of various methods in modelling it. A hybrid finite-discrete …

Drilling and blasting is a common excavation method in underground engineering. In
modern mine construction, improving the efficiency of rock roadway excavation is a …

Seismic wave induced by blasting excavation of tunnel may exert adverse effects to the
surrounding rock. To study the different characteristics and attenuation of blast-induced …

Blast-induced overbreak in tunnels can cause severe damage and has therefore been a
main concern in tunnel blasting. Researchers have developed many machine learning …

In tunnel blast applications, vibration monitors are typically placed on tunnel surfaces to
measure the responses of rock to explosion loads for statutory compliance. Few publications …

In order to reduce the undesired phenomenon including brow damage, over crushing and
bulking yield in the ring blasting which are owning to the unreasonable distribution of …

The smooth blasting method has been widely used in the construction of mountain tunnels
to decrease the volume of overbreak or underbreak and maintain the tunnel outline in the …

Blasting is a popular method of excavation in underground construction. Blast-induced
vibrations, however, if not properly controlled, can negatively affect the rock mass …