feat(compliance): USBM RI8507/OSMRE compliance chart + reference doc

sfm/compliance.py renders the velocity-vs-frequency blasting compliance chart
Blastware draws on its Event Report:
- limit_at()/limit_curve() — the RI8507 Fig B-1 / 30 CFR 816.67 curve as data
  (Drywall 0.75 + plaster 0.50 lines): 0.030in low-freq bound, plateau, 0.008in
  rising diagonal to a 2.0 in/s cap at ~40 Hz, drawn continuous.
- channel_compliance_points() — the per-cycle (freq, peak-velocity) scatter by
  the zero-crossing method (matches Blastware; cloud ceiling = channel PPV).
- draw_compliance_chart() — matplotlib rendering (both lines + scatter, BW tick
  scales + channel markers).

Verified against 7 BE12844 Blastware reports. docs/ri8507_compliance_curve.md
captures the curve construction, the SHM basis, and the scatter method.

Not yet wired into report_pdf.py — that placeholder is the next step.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDXjZCr4RqT2U3QvMDhgzf
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# USBM RI8507 / OSMRE Blasting Compliance Curve — Reference
Reference for the **velocity-vs-frequency blasting compliance chart** Blastware
draws on its Event Report ("USBM RI8507 And OSMRE"), and how seismo-relay
reproduces it. Implemented in [`sfm/compliance.py`](../sfm/compliance.py); the
spectral (FFT) side lives in [`waveform_fft.py`](../waveform_fft.py).
Reverse-engineered 2026-09-14 against 7 BE12844 (MiniMate Plus) events, each
with a Blastware Event Report + FFT Report as ground truth. Curve values from
USBM RI8507 Appendix B and 30 CFR 816.67.
---
## What it is
Two closely-related sources for the same limit curve:
- **USBM RI8507** — Bureau of Mines *Report of Investigations 8507* (Siskind
et al., 1980), *"Structure Response and Damage Produced by Ground Vibration
From Surface Mine Blasting."* The curve is **Figure B-1**, Appendix B
("Alternative Blasting Level Criteria"), p.73–74.
- **OSMRE / OSM** — the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
codified it as **30 CFR 816.67, Figure 1**. "CFR" = the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulations. Same curve, regulatory force.
The chart plots each geophone channel's significant vibration cycles as
`(frequency, peak velocity)` points against this limit. A point **below** the
line passes; **above** fails.
---
## The limit curve
A structure has a resonance band (~4–12 Hz for whole structures) where it is
most vulnerable, so the safe velocity is **lower** at those frequencies and
**higher** away from them. The curve captures this by alternating two kinds of
bound:
- **Constant-velocity** segments — a flat horizontal line at a fixed PPV.
- **Constant-displacement** segments — a fixed peak *displacement* `d`. For
simple harmonic motion, peak velocity `v = 2πf·d`, so on a velocity-vs-
frequency **log-log** plot this is a straight line of slope +1 (velocity rises
with frequency). This is why the low- and high-frequency bounds are sloped.
### Two lines — structure type
RI8507 gives two lines for two interior-wall constructions (Table 13, p.67):
| line | construction | plateau PPV |
|---|---|---|
| **Drywall** (solid) | modern gypsum wallboard | **0.75 in/s** |
| **Plaster** (dashed) | older plaster on wood lath | **0.50 in/s** |
Plaster-on-lath is more damage-prone, hence the lower limit. You apply **one**
line depending on the monitored structure.
### The four segments (Figure B-1, p.74)
Going low → high frequency, each line is:
1. **Ultimate low-frequency bound** — constant displacement **0.030 in**
(`v = 2πf·0.030`). Only relevant below ~4 Hz.
2. **Plateau** — constant velocity **0.75** (Drywall) / **0.50** (plaster) in/s.
3. **Rising diagonal** — constant displacement **0.008 in** (`v = 2πf·0.008`),
climbing from the plateau up to the high-frequency cap.
4. **High-frequency cap** — constant velocity **2.0 in/s** above ~40 Hz.
The segments are drawn **continuous**: each bound is used over the frequency
range where it is the binding (lowest) limit, and consecutive bounds meet where
they are equal — so there are no vertical steps. Transition frequencies come
straight from the values (`f = V / (2π·d)`):
| transition | formula | Drywall | Plaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.030 in → plateau | `V_mid / (2π·0.030)` | 3.98 Hz | 2.65 Hz |
| plateau → 0.008 in | `V_mid / (2π·0.008)` | 14.92 Hz | 9.95 Hz |
| 0.008 in → 2.0 in/s | `2.0 / (2π·0.008)` | 39.79 Hz | 39.79 Hz |
Because both lines share the same **0.008 in** rising diagonal, above ~15 Hz
they lie on the *same* line (both reach 2.0 in/s at ~40 Hz) — RI8507's literal
construction merges them there. Blastware renders the dashed line as a separate
parallel diagonal, but that is cosmetic: above ~15 Hz both structure types carry
the identical limit, so compliance is unaffected.
> ⚠ RI8507's *Table 13* is a simpler two-range criterion with a **sharp
> discontinuity at 40 Hz** (flat plateau, then a jump to 2.0). Figure B-1 is the
> **smoothed** version that adds the 0.008 in transition — that is the one drawn
> on reports and implemented here.
---
## The compliance scatter (the points)
The cloud is **not** the FFT spectrum. It is a per-cycle, time-domain measure by
the **zero-crossing method** (`channel_compliance_points`):
- Split the channel's waveform at its zero crossings.
- Each half-cycle contributes one point: **frequency** `= 1 / (2 · half-period)`
(from the samples between the two crossings), **velocity** `= peak |amplitude|`
in that half-cycle.
This yields ~90–110 points per channel, and — by construction — each channel's
**highest** point equals that channel's PPV. Verified against Blastware: the
cloud shape, density, and ceiling all match.
### Why not the FFT?
A broadband blast spreads its energy across many FFT bins, so no single bin
reaches the time-domain peak — the FFT amplitudes come out ~10× below the
compliance-chart velocities. The compliance chart is a *per-cycle peak* view;
the **FFT** is a separate analysis (Blastware's *FFT Report*), reproduced by
[`waveform_fft.py`](../waveform_fft.py) and used for the dominant-frequency
readout and the #10 FFT view — not for this scatter.
---
## Implementation
- `sfm/compliance.py`
- `limit_at(freq, curve)` — the limit PPV at a frequency (`curve` = `"Drywall"`
or `"Plaster"`); curves are data in `_CURVES`, so more standards can be added.
- `channel_compliance_points(samples, sps)` — the zero-crossing scatter.
- `draw_compliance_chart(ax, channels, sps)` — matplotlib rendering (both
limit lines + per-channel scatter, Blastware's tick scales and channel
markers: Tran `+` red, Vert `×` green, Long `o` blue).
- Tests: `tests/test_compliance.py`.
---
## Sources
- USBM **RI8507** (Siskind, Stagg, Kopp, Dowding, 1980), Appendix B / Figure B-1,
p.73–74; Table 13, p.67. (`ref-stuff/usbm-ri8507-ground_vibration.pdf`.)
- **30 CFR 816.67**, "Use of explosives: Control of adverse effects," Figure 1 —
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-VII/subchapter-K/part-816/section-816.67>
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"""USBM RI8507 / OSMRE blasting compliance chart.
Renders the velocity-vs-frequency compliance scatter Blastware draws on its Event
Report: each channel's significant waveform cycles as ``(frequency, peak
velocity)`` points on log-log axes against the regulatory limit curve(s). A point
below the curve passes; above fails.
Two pieces, kept separate so both can be reused/extended:
* ``limit_at`` / ``limit_curve`` — the regulatory limit curve(s), as data.
* ``channel_compliance_points`` — the per-cycle (freq, velocity) scatter, by
the zero-crossing method (matches Blastware: each channel's cloud tops out
at that channel's PPV).
Limit curves (USBM RI8507 Figure B-1 / OSM 30 CFR 816.67), drawn CONTINUOUS — a
constant-displacement bound (sloped, ``v = 2πf·d``) meets a constant-velocity
plateau at the frequency where they're equal, so there are no vertical steps
(matching how Blastware draws it). Two lines:
* **Drywall** (modern gypsum board) — 0.75 in/s plateau (solid).
* **Plaster** on wood lath (older homes) — 0.50 in/s plateau (dashed).
Both use a 0.030 in low-frequency displacement bound and rise through a 0.010 in
displacement bound to a 2.0 in/s high-frequency plateau. Values from USBM RI8507
(Appendix B) / 30 CFR 816.67; ⚠ confirm the exact shape against a Blastware
report before trusting for compliance.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import math
from typing import Dict, Sequence, Tuple
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.ticker import FixedLocator, NullLocator
# curve name → (low-freq "ultimate" displacement in, mid velocity plateau in/s,
# high-freq displacement in, high-freq velocity plateau in/s).
# RI8507 Fig B-1 (p.74): ultimate max displacement 0.030 in (< ~4 Hz), plateau
# 0.75 (Drywall) / 0.50 (plaster), rising diagonal at 0.008 in displacement up to
# a 2.0 in/s plateau reached at ~40 Hz.
_CURVES: Dict[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float]] = {
"Drywall": (0.030, 0.75, 0.008, 2.00),
"Plaster": (0.030, 0.50, 0.008, 2.00),
}
# how each curve is stroked on the chart
_CURVE_STYLE = {"Drywall": {"ls": "-", "lw": 1.0}, "Plaster": {"ls": "--", "lw": 0.9}}
STANDARDS = tuple(_CURVES)
# Blastware's channel markers/colours on the compliance chart.
_CHANNEL_STYLE = {
"Tran": ("+", "#d62728"), # red +
"Vert": ("x", "#2ca02c"), # green x
"Long": ("o", "#1f77b4"), # blue o
}
def limit_at(freq_hz: float, curve: str = "Drywall") -> float:
"""Max allowed PPV (in/s) at ``freq_hz`` for ``curve`` (continuous)."""
d_low, v_mid, d_high, v_high = _CURVES[curve]
f = max(freq_hz, 1.0)
f_a = v_mid / (2.0 * math.pi * d_low) # disp_low → vel_mid
f_b = v_mid / (2.0 * math.pi * d_high) # vel_mid → disp_high
f_c = v_high / (2.0 * math.pi * d_high) # disp_high → vel_high
if f <= f_a:
return 2.0 * math.pi * f * d_low
if f <= f_b:
return v_mid
if f <= f_c:
return 2.0 * math.pi * f * d_high
return v_high
def limit_curve(curve: str = "Drywall", fmin: float = 1.0, fmax: float = 100.0, n: int = 400):
"""(freqs, limits) sampled across the band for plotting one curve."""
freqs = np.logspace(np.log10(fmin), np.log10(fmax), n)
return freqs, np.array([limit_at(f, curve) for f in freqs])
def channel_compliance_points(
samples: Sequence[float], sps: float, fmin: float = 1.0, fmax: float = 100.0,
vmin: float = 0.0,
) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
"""Per-cycle (frequency, peak velocity) scatter for one channel.
Zero-crossing method: split the trace at sign changes; each half-cycle
contributes one point at ``(1/(2·half_period), max|amplitude|)``. Matches
Blastware — the cloud's ceiling is the channel PPV. ``samples`` must be in the
velocity unit you want plotted (in/s). Points outside ``[fmin, fmax]`` or at
or below ``vmin`` are dropped.
"""
x = np.asarray(samples, dtype=float)
if x.size < 3:
return np.empty(0), np.empty(0)
zc = np.where(np.diff(np.signbit(x)))[0]
freqs, vels = [], []
for a, b in zip(zc[:-1], zc[1:]):
half_period = (b - a) / sps
if half_period <= 0:
continue
freqs.append(1.0 / (2.0 * half_period))
vels.append(float(np.abs(x[a:b + 1]).max()))
f = np.array(freqs)
v = np.array(vels)
keep = (f >= fmin) & (f <= fmax) & (v > vmin)
return f[keep], v[keep]
def draw_compliance_chart(ax, channels: Dict[str, Sequence[float]], sps: float) -> None:
"""Draw the compliance chart (both limit curves + per-channel scatter)."""
for name, style in _CURVE_STYLE.items():
cf, cv = limit_curve(name)
ax.plot(cf, cv, color="#333", zorder=3, **style)
for ch, (marker, color) in _CHANNEL_STYLE.items():
samples = channels.get(ch)
if samples is None or len(samples) == 0:
continue
f, v = channel_compliance_points(samples, sps)
ax.scatter(f, v, marker=marker, s=12, c=color, linewidths=0.7, zorder=4, label=ch)
ax.set_xscale("log")
ax.set_yscale("log")
ax.set_xlim(1, 100)
ax.set_ylim(0.0394, 10)
xt = [1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100]
yt = [0.0394, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10]
ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(FixedLocator(xt)); ax.xaxis.set_minor_locator(NullLocator())
ax.yaxis.set_major_locator(FixedLocator(yt)); ax.yaxis.set_minor_locator(NullLocator())
ax.set_xticklabels([str(v) for v in xt])
ax.set_yticklabels([("%g" % v) for v in yt])
ax.set_xlabel("Frequency (Hz)", fontsize=7)
ax.set_ylabel("Velocity (in/s)", fontsize=7)
ax.tick_params(labelsize=6)
ax.grid(True, which="both", ls=":", lw=0.4, color="#ccc")
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"""USBM/OSMRE compliance curve + scatter logic (sfm.compliance).
Rendering is verified visually against Blastware reports."""
import math
import numpy as np
from sfm.compliance import limit_at, channel_compliance_points
def test_osmre_velocity_segments():
assert abs(limit_at(6.0) - 0.75) < 1e-9 # 3.5–12 Hz flat
assert abs(limit_at(50.0) - 2.00) < 1e-9 # 30–100 Hz flat
def test_displacement_segments():
assert abs(limit_at(2.0) - 2 * math.pi * 2.0 * 0.030) < 1e-9 # low-freq 0.030 in
assert abs(limit_at(20.0) - 2 * math.pi * 20.0 * 0.008) < 1e-9 # rising diagonal 0.008 in
def test_limit_clamps_below_1hz():
assert limit_at(0.1) == limit_at(1.0)
def test_scatter_ceiling_is_ppv_at_dominant_freq():
# ~27 Hz blast-like trace whose energy peaks mid-record (inside full cycles,
# as a real event does): the scatter cloud's ceiling is the trace PPV and the
# top point sits near the dominant frequency.
sps, n = 1024.0, 3328
t = np.arange(n) / sps
env = np.exp(-((t - 1.5) ** 2) / (2 * 0.3 ** 2))
x = 0.9 * env * np.sin(2 * np.pi * 27.0 * t)
f, v = channel_compliance_points(x, sps)
assert len(f) > 20
assert v.max() >= 0.99 * np.abs(x).max()
assert 20.0 < f[int(np.argmax(v))] < 35.0