Local amplification of deep mining induced vibrations - Part.2: Simulation of the ground motion in a coal basin

Details Local amplification of deep mining induced vibrations - Part.2: Simulation of the ground motion in a coal basin Local amplification of deep mining induced vibrations - Part.2: Simulation of the ground motion in a coal basin

2010-09-03

arxiv.org/abs/1009.0593v1

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 30, 10 (2010) 947-957

Physics

Geophysics

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.soildyn.2010.04.006

This work investigates the impact of deep coal mining induced vibrations on surface constructions using numerical tools. An experimental study of the geological site amplification and of its influence on mining induced vibrations has already been published in a previous paper (Part 1: Experimental evidence for site effects in a coal basin). Measurements have shown the existence of an amplification area in the southern part of the basin where drilling data have shown the presence of particularly fractured and soft stratigraphic units. The present study, using the Boundary Element Method (BEM) in the frequency domain, first investigates canonical geological structures in order to get general results for various sites. The amplification level at the surface is given as a function of the shape of the basin and of the velocity contrast with the bedrock. Next, the particular coal basin previously studied experimentally (Driad-Lebeau et al., 2009) is modeled numerically by BEM. The amplification phenomena characterized numerically for the induced vibrations are found to be compatible with the experimental findings: amplification level, frequency range, location. Finally, the whole work was necessary to fully assess the propagation and amplification of mine induced vibrations. The numerical results quantifying amplification can also be used to study other coal basins or various types of alluvial sites.

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