Omori Analysis Tools
Introduction
The main window of this app is the Modified Omori Law window, which includes:
- Model Fitting
- Parameter Analysis
- Vallejos Re-entry Analysis
The Response to Blasting tools are in the Short-term Response app
This app is to further investigate the Response to Blasting with the Modified Omori Law
This app is largely based on the PhD by Javier Vallejos. The PhD can be downloaded here. The paper below is a summary of the re-entry methodology. There are two more papers below about the implementation and effectiveness of the method.
Modified Omori Law Tab
MOL - Model Fitting
This window is dedicated to performing a best-fit of the Modified Omori Law to the events associated with a selected blast.
MOL - Parameter Analysis
The statistical and spatial distributions of the MOL parameters are assessed based on the saved parameters from the MOL best-fit.
MOL - Valejos Re-entry Analysis
The re-entry assessment is based on the work by Vallejos and McKinnon (2010) and can be used in real time assessment of re-entry or for the back analysis of historical data to develop re-entry protocols.
Learning Exercises
- Open the MOL Analysis window
- How many blasts have MOL parameters assigned (p, K, c)?
- Find a blast with more than 20 events that hasn't been modelled yet and fit the MOL
- Try to do at least 5 fits
- Open the MOL Results window
- Plot the all blasts with a modelled MOL in 3D
- Colour by p-value, is there a pattern in space?
- Colour by K-value, is there a pattern in space? Does it seem higher where you have good system sensitivity?
- Tick just your three most recent blasts with a modelled MOL, where do they sit on the overall distributions of p and K? About average? Towards the top? Towards the bottom?
- Open the Re-entry Analysis window
- Tick a recent blast
- When did it start to move horizontally through the percentile curves?
- When did it drop below the Tmc line?
- When did it drop below the Background line?
Additional Resources
Blasting
Blast Editor
You will need blast data to use this app. This video shows you how to manage your blast information.
References
Vallejos, J.A. and McKinnon, S.D. (2010), 'Temporal evolution of aftershock sequences for re-entry protocol development in seismically active mines'. In: Van Sint, J.M. and Potvin, Y. (eds). 5th International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining, 2010 Santiago, Chile. Australian Centre for Geomechanics, pp. 199-214.
Morkel, IG & Rossi-Rivera, P 2017, ‘The implementation and quantification of the Vallejos and McKinnon re-entry methodology', in, Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining, 2017, Australian Centre for Geomechanics.
Tierney, S & Morkel, IG 2017, ‘The optimisation and comparison of re-entry assessment methodologies for use in seismically active mines', in, Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining, 2017, Australian Centre for Geomechanics.