Experimental Study on Frequency Modulation Damping Effect of Digital Detonator in Road Clearance Blasting

Abstract

To measure and evaluate the impact of vibration on the surrounding buildings and structures during highway rock burst removal and to formulate scientific and reasonable protective technical measures, the authors used the blasting perilous rock removal project of the K2227+920–K2228+000 section of the Shaanxi G316 road as a case study. The application of frequency modulation blasting vibration damping technology adopting digital electronic detonators was investigated. The difference in vibration peak and frequency between the perforation-by-hole initiation of the detonator and the frequency modulation initiation of the digital electronic detonator is compared. The results showed that by adopting an accurate delay of digital electronic detonators and the damping scheme of adjusting the blasting vibration frequency using the electronic detonators a reduction in blasting vibration velocity can be achieved. For an unchanged blasting scale, hole mesh parameters, and explosive unit consumption, the total blasting time was adjusted in the test. Compared to the hole-by-hole initiation, the blasting vibration velocity at a pier of the G85 Baohan highway bridge located 52 m away was reduced from 0.367 cm/s to 0.229 cm/s, a decrease of 36.7%. The field test demonstrated that frequency modulation and vibration attenuation using digital detonators can reduce blasting vibrations and effectively reduce the influence of blasting construction on surrounding buildings and structures.