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Blasting Impacts Assessment for the Proposed GCC Rio Grande, Inc. Quarry in Pueblo County, Colorado <br />• Particle displacement <br />• Particle velocity <br />• Particle acceleration <br />• Vibration frequency <br />Abbreviations: <br />SH = Shear wave, horizontal <br />SV = Shear wave, vertical <br />R = Rayleigh wave <br />P = Compressional wave <br />Detonating <br />Charge or other <br />Impulsive <br />Disturbance <br />TIME <br />Figure 3.1 — Typical Vibration Waves <br />Velocity of Particle Motion or Air Overpressure Plotted <br />with respect to time <br />Background <br />Noise Base <br />Line <br />Figure 3.2 — Idealized Vibration or Air Overpressure Time — Intensity History Plot <br />The intensity of ground motion can be measured in several ways. These measures include: <br />REVEY Associates, Inc. Page 5 July 2002 <br />