o:346 ANN and MLR‑based estimation of allowed blast‑induced vibrations for safe constructions at Hardovac limestone quarry (Bosnia and Herzegovina) en Abstract: In present paper, we consider the impact of blast-induced vibrations on constructions by analyzing the blasting results at limestone quarry Hardovac near Doboj (Bosnia & Herzegovina) recorded in period 2012–2015. Analysis is conducted using the multiple linear regression (MLR) and artifcial neural networks (ANN) for establishing the correlation between the peak particle velocity, vibration frequency and several controlling factors (number of boreholes and their average depth, distances between the boreholes, between the arrays of boreholes and between the blasting and recording point, total and immediately detonated amount of explosive). As a result, we formulate explicit nonlinear models for estimation of safe distance between blasting points and diferent neighboring structures, including the construction of safe distance isolines. Suggested approach provides results which are comparable to the commonly used techniques but indicate the important efect of the examined controlling factors on safe distance, which is usually underestimated in common practice. Blasting, Vibration frequency, Peak particle velocity, Artificial neural networks, Multiple linear regression, Safe distance 1552099 10.1007/s12665-021-10149-z 1552101 1866-6280 2022-05-30T10:25:53.072Z 44 no 46 Srđan Kostić Institut za vodoprivredu "Jaroslav Černi" 0000-0002-3705-3080 Ljubica Figun University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mining, Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina person application/pdf 263677 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:346 no yes 1 70 92000001 71A04 Environmental Earth Sciences 81 43 1 14 Springer 2022 Received: 7 December 2020 Accepted: 27 December 2021 Published online:15 January 2022