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(',rny~liwn'.'.Iludul~ ~I <br />3. COMPLIANCE MODULE <br />This chapter provides instruc[ions to install and setup the Blasttilate III. <br />3.1 What is Event Monitoring? <br />Even[ moni[oring measures both ground vibrations and air pressure. The moni[or measures <br />transverse, vertical, and longitudinal ground vibrations. Transverse ground vibrations a;itate <br />particles in a side to side motion. Vertical eround vibrations agitate particles in an up and down <br />motion. Longitudinal ground vibrations a=irate particles in a forward and back motion pro ~ressin~ <br />outward from the event site. Events also affect air pressure by creatinc what is commonly referzed <br />to as "air blast'. By measuring air pressures, we can determine the effect of air blast eners} on <br />structures, measured on the Linear "L" scale, or as perceived by the human ear, measured on the <br />"A" Weight scale. <br />Air Pressure + <br />+ ~/ <br />Microphone T + <br />111 L <br />fo • _ <br />Standard Transducer <br />Ground ubraGons <br />V =Vertical <br />T =Transverse <br />L =Longitudinal <br />Event <br />The artows indicate positive and negative ground moGOn represented by <br />waveforms created by the BlastMate III. <br />Longitudinal geophone (L) ~ <br />w ' <br />LL <br />}~ <br />} + <br />Vertical geophone (V) ~ <br />5 <br />0 <br />o. <br />O <br />W <br />U <br />7 <br />Transverse geophone (T) Z <br />TIME <br />Fi:ure 3.I How the Blast~~late III M1lonitors Ecen[s <br />u <br />• <br />BlastMate 111 Operator fvtanual 3-1 <br />