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Alpha-Blast Signature Analysis and Vibration Simulation Software
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White was the first company to offer a commercially available program for
analyzing the probable effects of blast timing on amplitude and frequency. If
you use or test electronic detonators, the Alpha-Blast program could be the most
important software package you have. As detonation times become more accurate,
it will be necessary to have sophisticated software that will help determine the
best delay designs to achieve the desired results involving vibration control.
Alpha-Blast proved to be effective with pyrotechnic detonators for many years.
With the advent of electronic detonators the program has involved into a
necessary addition in order to help optimize the use of these products.
Seismograph Data Analysis V10 brought Alpha-Blast to a new level in signature
analysis. Integrating the Alpha-Blast routines into Seismograph Data
Analysis V10 allows the simulations to be processed with most of the analysis
functions in the program. Imagine the power of being able to convert your
velocity simulations into displacement and acceleration, look at particle
motions, do response spectra analyses, compare and overlay two simulations and
much more. No other blast vibration analysis software package can even begin to
offer these features.
Alpha-Blast is an optional extra cost feature. An authorization code is
required to unlock the routines. Contact White or an authorized reseller
to receive a quote or purchase an authorization code. |
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Alpha-Blast V10 Features |
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Simultaneously analyze up to 10 signature waveforms. |
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Evaluate designs with multiple rows and variable holes per row. Decks may
also be evaluated. |
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Specify the high/low frequency ratio pivot point. |
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The analysis results can be reported as
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Values - displays peak simulated amplitudes, FFT frequencies and high/low
ratios. |
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Graphs - displays values data plus waveform simulations and frequency spectra. |
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Colors - displays color coded values data. |
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3D Graphs - displays 3D surface amplitude and frequency graphs. A very
visual analysis method. |
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The data shown in the Values, Graphs and Colors can be easily sorted by nearly
all values. |
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Save analysis results as a multi-page tiff image. |
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Send analysis results to Excel (requires that Microsoft Excel be installed). |
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Dynamically display simulations as pattern sizes and delays are changed. |
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Animate a simulation, showing the design layout and the vibration simulation as
each charge detonates. |
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Save a simulation as an image in a selectable format. |
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Save a simulation in a file format that can be analyzed by Seismograph Data
Analysis V10. |
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Simulate from imported Compu-Blast designs. |
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Simulate from information imported from a text file. |
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Supply advanced parameters like propagation velocity, amplitude decay rate,
explosives loading and confinement indicies. |