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Feasibility of ANFIS model for prediction of ground vibrations resulting from quarry blasting

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One of the most significant environmental issues of blasting operations is ground vibration, which can cause damage to the surrounding residents and structures. Hence, it is a major concern to predict and subsequently control the ground vibration due to blasting. This paper presents two artificial intelligence techniques, namely, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and artificial neural network for the prediction of ground vibration in quarry blasting site. For this purpose, blasting parameters as well as ground vibrations of 109 blasting operations were measured in ISB granite quarry, Johor, Malaysia. Moreover, an empirical equation was also proposed based on the measured data. Several AI-based models were trained and tested using the measured data to determine the optimum models. Each model involved two inputs (maximum charge per delay and distance from the blast-face) and one output (ground vibration). To control capacity performances of the predictive models, the values of root mean squared error (RMSE), value account for (VAF), and coefficient of determination (R 2) were computed for each model. It was found that the ANFIS model can provide better performance capacity in predicting ground vibration in comparison with other predictive techniques. The values of 0.973, 0.987 and 97.345 for R 2, RMSE and VAF, respectively, reveal that the ANFIS model is capable to predict ground vibration with high degree of accuracy.

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    Danial Jahed Armaghani, Ehsan Momeni & Seyed Vahid Alavi Nezhad Khalil Abad

  2. Faculty of Science and Technology, Federation University Australia, PO Box 663, Ballarat, VIC, 3353, Australia

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Armaghani, D.J., Momeni, E., Abad, S.V.A.N.K. et al. Feasibility of ANFIS model for prediction of ground vibrations resulting from quarry blasting. Environ Earth Sci 74, 2845–2860 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4305-y

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