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Assessment of tunnel blast-induced vibration of road subgrades

터널발파에 따른 도로하부 지반진동 평가

Chang Hee Lim1
,
Mun Ki Choi2
,
O Il Kwon1
,
Yong Hyuk Choi1
,
Joon Kyu Lee3*
임 창희1
,
최 문기2
,
권 오일1
,
최 용혁1
,
이 준규3*
1Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Seoul
2Chair, Yongdong-daero Complex Development Project Division, Seoul Metropolitan Government
3Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Seoul (Ph.D.)
1서울시립대학교 토목공학과 대학원생
2서울시 영동대로복합개발추진단 단장
3서울시립대학교 토목공학과 교수(박사)
*Corresponding Author
4 July 2025. pp. 65-78
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Abstract

Ground vibration induced by tunnel blasting can pose a potential hazard to infrastructures (roads, buildings and bridges) in near fields. This paper presents the characteristics of subgrade vibrations due to tunnel blast during railway construction. Influences of uncharged hole number and detonator type on tunnel blasting vibration are examined. Using blasting data, the site-specific relations of peak particle velocity with scaled distance are formulated at the 50% and 95% confidence levels and the performance of conventional prediction models for subgrade vibrations is evaluated. The maximun amount of explosive for allowable vibration to ensure the safety of adjacent structures is determined by applying the Korean Design Standard for tunnel excavation.

Keywords
Blasting
subgrade
Vibration
Tunneling
Road
Prediction model
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  • Publisher :KOREAN ASPHALT INSTITUTE
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국아스팔트학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Asphalt Institute
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국아스팔트학회지
  • Volume : 15
  • No :1
  • Pages :65-78
  • Received Date : 2025-06-11
  • Revised Date : 2025-06-20
  • Accepted Date : 2025-06-28
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22702/jkai.2025.15.1.7
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