Analysis of rock microseismic signal based on blind source wavelet decomposition algorithm

Abstract

At present, microseismic technology is a widely used method for monitoring the rock burst phenomenon during the construction of deep-buried tunnels. The rock fracture in the tunnel will generate seismic waves. The seismic wave has strong randomness and low energy and is usually mixed with environmental noise, which is called the microseismic signal. The microseismic signal received by the geophone will contain other noises. So, there is an urgent need for an algorithm that can quickly decompose the mixed signal. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a blind source wavelet algorithm to extract the rock fracture signal. First, the signal is preprocessed, and the mixed signal matrix is established. Second, the blind source decomposition algorithm is used to process the signal, and the effective signal is reconstructed. Finally, the wavelet algorithm is used to further remove the noise to enhance the microseismic signal. The proposed method is compared with the wavelet decomposition method and the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) method through the laboratory simulation data and the actual signal of Baihetan Hydropower Station. It is concluded that the proposed algorithm can effectively decompose and remove the noise in the mixed signal, and the decomposition accuracy is better than the wavelet decomposition method and the EMD method. The proposed algorithm has certain practical significance for the identification of microseismic signals of rock fracture and for rock burst early warning.