MWD data analysis for optimization of tunnel excavation

Alla Sapronova; Paul Johannes Unterlaß; Kazuo Sakai; Shuntaro Miyanaga; Abdallah Ahmed Fouad Elsayed Soliman; Thomas Marcher

MWD data analysis for optimization of tunnel excavation

Alla Sapronova^*, Paul Johannes Unterlaß, Kazuo Sakai, Shuntaro Miyanaga, Abdallah Ahmed Fouad Elsayed Soliman, Thomas Marcher

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Institute of Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling (2200)

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Abstract

The drill and blast tunneling method applies to various rock mass conditions and is widely used in underground construction. Optimization of drill and blast requires careful planning and currently depends on the engineers’ ability to execute the art of blasting. Intelligent analysis of measurement while drilling (MWD) data from blast holes can be used for process optimizations, responsible resource utilization, and risk minimization. For example, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) -based decision support system (DSS) can suggest the volume and content of explosive material. However, to develop a reliable and trustworthy DSS, one needs to understand the relation between MWD data logs and the underlying lithology conditions, like composition or type of rock mass. This work provides an overview of the most common methods for MWD data analysis. Selected methods are then utilized to develop predictive machine-learning (ML) models, which are further validated with available MWD data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ISRM 15th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering & 72nd Geomechanics Colloquium
Subtitle of host publication	Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Editors	Wulf Schubert, Alexander Kluckner
Place of Publication	Salzburg
Publisher	Austrian Society for Geomechanics
Pages	610-615
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-9503898-3-8
Publication status	Published - 14 Oct 2023

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15th ISRM Congress 2023 & 72nd Geomechanics Colloquium
Manuel Winkler (Participant), Paul Johannes Unterlaß (Participant), Thomas Geisler (Participant), Thomas Marcher (Chair), Thomas Frühwirt (Chair), Philipp Dobita (Participant), Mario Wölflingseder (Participant), Vaibhav Shringi (Participant), Alla Sapronova (Participant), Anton Kaufmann (Participant), Manfred Blümel (Participant) & Abdallah Ahmed Fouad Elsayed Soliman (Participant)
10 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023
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Sapronova, A., Unterlaß, P. J., Sakai, K., Miyanaga, S., Soliman, A. A. F. E., & Marcher, T. (2023). MWD data analysis for optimization of tunnel excavation. In W. Schubert, & A. Kluckner (Eds.), Proceedings of the ISRM 15th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering & 72nd Geomechanics Colloquium : Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (pp. 610-615). Austrian Society for Geomechanics. https://eposter.at/ISRM2023/data/PDF/1633.pdf

MWD data analysis for optimization of tunnel excavation. / Sapronova, Alla ; Unterlaß, Paul Johannes; Sakai, Kazuo et al.
Proceedings of the ISRM 15th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering & 72nd Geomechanics Colloquium : Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. ed. / Wulf Schubert; Alexander Kluckner. Salzburg: Austrian Society for Geomechanics, 2023. p. 610-615.

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Sapronova, A , Unterlaß, PJ, Sakai, K, Miyanaga, S, Soliman, AAFE & Marcher, T 2023, MWD data analysis for optimization of tunnel excavation. in W Schubert & A Kluckner (eds), Proceedings of the ISRM 15th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering & 72nd Geomechanics Colloquium : Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. Austrian Society for Geomechanics, Salzburg, pp. 610-615. <https://eposter.at/ISRM2023/data/PDF/1633.pdf>

Sapronova A , Unterlaß PJ, Sakai K, Miyanaga S, Soliman AAFE , Marcher T. MWD data analysis for optimization of tunnel excavation. In Schubert W, Kluckner A, editors, Proceedings of the ISRM 15th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering & 72nd Geomechanics Colloquium : Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. Salzburg: Austrian Society for Geomechanics. 2023. p. 610-615

Sapronova, Alla ; Unterlaß, Paul Johannes ; Sakai, Kazuo et al. / MWD data analysis for optimization of tunnel excavation. Proceedings of the ISRM 15th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering & 72nd Geomechanics Colloquium : Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. editor / Wulf Schubert ; Alexander Kluckner. Salzburg : Austrian Society for Geomechanics, 2023. pp. 610-615

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