Computational and Approximate Analysis of the Impact of Mining Vibrations on People Staying in Buildings

The Influence of Vibrations Induced by Blasting Works in an Open-Pit Mine and Seismic Events in an Underground Mine on Building Structures—A Case Study

“…As seen in Figures 14 and 15, the SWD scales are in a logarithmic arrangement, and furthermore, the boundary lines of the impact zones on the scale are broken lines, making it difficult to unequivocally assess the position and comparison of the analysis results. Therefore, in 2016, the concept of the VPIB (Vibration Perception Index for Buildings) was introduced into the norm [37]. This indicator can be defined as the ratio of the maximum velocity values determined as a result of the seismogram analysis in third-octave bands to the velocity value in a given third-octave band corresponding to the lower boundary of dynamic effects consideration on buildings, i.e., line A on the SWD scale [20,51].…”

“…The occurrence of mining tremors in underground mines is due to mechanical stress in the rock mass caused by exploitation activities [30][31][32][33]. Pilecka et al estimated the impact of high-energy mining-induced events in fault zones on building damage and concluded that seismic energy propagation from the hypocenter of mining-induced events causes an uneven distribution of damage to buildings located on the ground surface [34][35][36][37]. In mining areas where tremors induced by mining activities occur, monitoring stations are localized [38][39][40][41][42][43], enabling the development of local models for predicting peak horizontal vibration velocities (PGV Hmax ).…”