Browsing UoM Conferences by Subject "Ground vibration"

Sort by: Order: Results:

  • Analysis of ground-borne vibrations due to piling operations and risk zonation 
    De Seram, PSPSW; Indika, LGV; Athapattu, AMHSM; Samaradivakara, GVI; Hemalal, PVA [Conference-Full-text]
    Due to paucity of land for construction and the highest valuableness of lands in urban areas, construction activities are broadly carried out neighboring to existing buildings. Pile driving is the most common foundation ...
  • Application of emulsion explosive and comparative study on water-gel explosives for rock quarrying in Sri Lanka 
    Dharmaratne, PGR; Hemalal, PVA; Rohitha, LPS; Herath, B [Conference Full-text]
    Dynamite has been the premier and the only high explosive used for mining and construction activities in Sri Lanka for a long period of time. Negative environmental impacts, effect on health and security hazards led to ...
  • Optimization of blasting geometry for different rock types 
    Sameera, JDAM; De Silva, HCN; Vijithan, K; Wamasooriya, WMNT; Chminda, SP; Abeysinghe, AMKB; Hemalal, PVA [Conference-Full-text]
    Sri Lankan quarries observe their own blasting parameters and standards mainly based on experience gained over the years. Some of them are not the optimum values, due to the fact most of the quarries economical problems. In ...