Contents
Introduction
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Deep Vibro Techniques Vibro Compaction principles and depth vibrators quality control of vibro compaction
Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Rolling Average
Summary
Introduction
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Vibro Compaction
compaction of granular soils with negligible fines content by rearrangement of the soil particles into a denser state
Vibro Replacement
construction of load bearing columns made from gravel or crushed stones in cohesive soils with high fines content
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Extension tube
Flexible coupling Water or air supply Electric motor Eccentric Weight Nose Cone
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Penetration
Compaction
Backfilling + Finishing
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Vibro Compaction
Vibrator after compaction
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Increase of the load bearing capacity (increase of the angle of internal friction) Decrease of settlements (increase of the coefficient of compressibility) Decrease of permeability (reduction of the pore space)
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compaction point
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During compaction a number of different site and production parameters are automatically recorded (time, depth, penetration/pullout speed, pull down force) After compaction Determination of the density: cone penetration tests load tests
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Penetration at 2cm/s
Sand
Clay
Buried Crust
Clay
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Compaction Control
Cone penetration test point resistance [MN/m]
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depth [m]
Rolling Average
Cone Penetration Test: Extreme/peak values averaged over 1m
Point resistance [MN/m]
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thin layers of cohesive soil with interbedded layers result in a large scatter of the cone resistance Peak values will be smoothed!
0.5 0.5
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Depth [m]
1.00
Summary
vibro compaction: classical geotechnical procedure to solve a wide range of static, dynamic and seismic foundation problems by the direct densification of granular soil Variation of fines content with friction ratio: Fines Content: FC < 15% Friction Ratio: Rf < 1 % quality control specfied in EN 14371 during and after compaction (e.g. Cone Penetration Test CPT) Cone Penetration Test: Rolling Average to average extreme /peak values over 1 m
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