Determination of optimal burden for ringhole blasting in underground hard rock mining under varying geotechnical properties

AK Vishwakarma, VK Himanshu, K Dey - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2024 - Springer
Burden is one of the most important parameter which plays an immense role in rock
breakage using explosive energy. It is very difficult to select the optimum burden under …

Optimization of blast design parameter for ring blasting in underground hard rock mine using numerical simulation

AK Vishwakarma, K Dey, VK Himanshu… - Mining, Metallurgy & …, 2024 - Springer
Sublevel stoping is the most popular and practiced mining method in underground hard rock
mines. Proper planning and its execution is the key requirement for stope extraction using …

Empirical relation to evaluate blast induced crack development zone while using explosives of different detonation pressure in opencast bench blasting

S Kumar, AK Mishra, VK Himanshu, AK Vishwakarma… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The optimum utilisation of explosive energy in the rock blasting operation is a prime
challenge for the blast designers. The explosive energy in this operation is used for …

Prediction of Ground Vibration at Surface for Ring Blasting in Sublevel Stoping Through Empirical Approach, k-Nearest Neighbor, and Random Forest Model

AK Vishwakarma, VK Himanshu, K Dey - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2024 - Springer
The accurate prediction of blast-induced ground vibration due to underground ring blasting
is a prominent need for ensuring the safety of structures. Different site-specific empirical …

Assessment of Operational Parameters of a Raise Borer Machine for Raise Drivage in Hard Rock

AK Vishwakarma, VK Himanshu, V Murthy… - … on Sustainable and …, 2023 - Springer
Underground metal mines are changing in a faster manner in terms of production and safety.
The requirement of higher production is increasing since decades. To fulfil this, the …