State-of-the-art review of machine learning and optimization algorithms applications in environmental effects of blasting

J Zhou, Y Zhang, Y Qiu - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2024 - Springer
The technological difficulties related with blasting operations have become increasingly
significant. It is crucial to give due consideration to the evaluation of rock fragmentation and …

Advances in blast-induced impact prediction—A review of machine learning applications

NK Dumakor-Dupey, S Arya, A Jha - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rock fragmentation in mining and construction industries is widely achieved using drilling
and blasting technique. The technique remains the most effective and efficient means of …

Prediction of ground vibration due to mine blasting in a surface lead–zinc mine using machine learning ensemble techniques

S Hosseini, R Pourmirzaee, DJ Armaghani… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Ground vibration due to blasting is identified as a challenging issue in mining and civil
activities. Peak particle velocity (PPV) is one of the blasting undesirable consequences …

Six novel hybrid extreme learning machine–swarm intelligence optimization (ELM–SIO) models for predicting backbreak in open-pit blasting

C Li, J Zhou, M Khandelwal, X Zhang… - Natural Resources …, 2022 - Springer
Backbreak (BB) is one of the serious adverse blasting consequences in open-pit mines,
because it frequently reduces economic benefits and seriously affects the safety of mines …

Prediction of air-overpressure induced by blasting using an ANFIS-PNN model optimized by GA

H Harandizadeh, DJ Armaghani - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
Blasting operations typically have several negative impacts upon human beings and
constructions in adjacent region. Among all, air-overpressure (AOp) has been persistently …

A novel combination of whale optimization algorithm and support vector machine with different kernel functions for prediction of blasting-induced fly-rock in quarry …

H Nguyen, XN Bui, Y Choi, CW Lee… - Natural Resources …, 2021 - Springer
This study proposed a novel data-driven model for estimating distance of fly-rock in bench
blasting in open-pit mines using a robust combination of the whale optimization algorithm …

Application of reliability-based back-propagation causality-weighted neural networks to estimate air-overpressure due to mine blasting

S Hosseini, R Poormirzaee, M Hajihassani - Engineering Applications of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, the air-overpressure (AOp) due to mine blasting is predicted using an
uncertainty intelligence method based on the Z-number reliability and fuzzy cognitive map …

An ANN-Fuzzy Cognitive Map-Based Z-Number Theory to Predict Flyrock Induced by Blasting in Open-Pit Mines

S Hosseini, R Poormirzaee, M Hajihassani… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2022 - Springer
Blasting is widely employed as an accepted mechanism for rock breakage in mining and
civil activities. As an environmental side effect of blasting, flyrock should be investigated …

A generalized artificial intelligence model for estimating the friction angle of clays in evaluating slope stability using a deep neural network and Harris Hawks …

H Zhang, H Nguyen, XN Bui, B Pradhan… - Engineering with …, 2022 - Springer
In landslide susceptibility mapping or evaluating slope stability, the shear strength
parameters of rocks and soils and their effectiveness are undeniable. However, they have …

Prediction of blasting induced air-overpressure using a radial basis function network with an additional hidden layer

R Zhang, Y Li, Y Gui, J Zhou - Applied Soft Computing, 2022 - Elsevier
Blasting operations are the most conventional and frequently used rock breakage approach
in the field of Civil and Mining Engineering. However, the side effects induced by blasting …