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SUBMITTER: Hammed OS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5997587 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hammed O S OS Popoola O I OI Adetoyinbo A A AA Awoyemi M O MO Adagunodo T A TA Olubosede O O Bello A K AK
Data in brief 20180504
The peak particle velocity datasets recorded during quarry blasts in the neighborhood villages and towns in Ibadan and Abeokuta were processed and analyzed in order to recommend a safe blast design for each of the quarries. The minimum peak particle velocity of 48.27 mm/s was recorded near the foundation of the nearest residence at the shot to monitored distance of 500 m. The tendency of ground vibration emanating from the quarry sites to cause damage to the structures in the nearby dwelling are ...[more]