Research Article

Blasting for Fracturing and Improving the Permeability of Deep, Soft, Outburst Prone Coal Seams Using Blasthole and Relief Hole Drilled into the Underlying Stratum: Optimal Hole Distance

Table 6

The fractal dimension of each case.

Mining depthSingle blast hole3 times hole spacing5 times hole spacing7 times hole spacing

0 m1.54921.57401.57851.5777
1000 m1.30661.55651.49551.4029
1500 m1.19591.35841.27221.2718