A Case of Vibro Compaction Vibration Monitoring in a Reclaimed Site

Vibro Compaction is a ground improvement technique in which the soil is compacted using waves generated from an equipment called a vibroflot. As the vibration magnitude is less than some other vibratory ground improvement methods this technique is sometimes preferred when the improvement zone is rel...

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Main Authors: Hamidi, Babak, Varaksin, S., Nikraz, Hamid
Other Authors: Mohamed A Shahin
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Australian Geomechanics Society 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38036
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Varaksin, S.
Nikraz, Hamid
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Hamidi, Babak
Varaksin, S.
Nikraz, Hamid
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description Vibro Compaction is a ground improvement technique in which the soil is compacted using waves generated from an equipment called a vibroflot. As the vibration magnitude is less than some other vibratory ground improvement methods this technique is sometimes preferred when the improvement zone is relatively close to existing structures and facilities. Unfortunately, not much can be found in literature on peak particle velocity (PPV) that is generated by this method. This paper reports and interprets vibration monitoring of a Vibro Compaction project that was recently performed on about 13 m of hydraulically placed sand in Palm Jumeira, Dubai. PPV was measured at different distances from the vibroflot. The depth of the vibroflot was also varied to provide a better understanding of the critical depth that creates the largest PPV. A formula is also presented to estimate Vibro Compaction generated PPV during planning stage.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-380362023-01-27T05:52:11Z A Case of Vibro Compaction Vibration Monitoring in a Reclaimed Site Hamidi, Babak Varaksin, S. Nikraz, Hamid Mohamed A Shahin Hamid R Nikraz vibration monitoring vibro compaction peak particle velocity PPV Vibro Compaction is a ground improvement technique in which the soil is compacted using waves generated from an equipment called a vibroflot. As the vibration magnitude is less than some other vibratory ground improvement methods this technique is sometimes preferred when the improvement zone is relatively close to existing structures and facilities. Unfortunately, not much can be found in literature on peak particle velocity (PPV) that is generated by this method. This paper reports and interprets vibration monitoring of a Vibro Compaction project that was recently performed on about 13 m of hydraulically placed sand in Palm Jumeira, Dubai. PPV was measured at different distances from the vibroflot. The depth of the vibroflot was also varied to provide a better understanding of the critical depth that creates the largest PPV. A formula is also presented to estimate Vibro Compaction generated PPV during planning stage. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38036 Australian Geomechanics Society fulltext
spellingShingle vibration monitoring
vibro compaction
peak particle velocity
PPV
Hamidi, Babak
Varaksin, S.
Nikraz, Hamid
A Case of Vibro Compaction Vibration Monitoring in a Reclaimed Site
title A Case of Vibro Compaction Vibration Monitoring in a Reclaimed Site
title_full A Case of Vibro Compaction Vibration Monitoring in a Reclaimed Site
title_fullStr A Case of Vibro Compaction Vibration Monitoring in a Reclaimed Site
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Vibro Compaction Vibration Monitoring in a Reclaimed Site
title_short A Case of Vibro Compaction Vibration Monitoring in a Reclaimed Site
title_sort case of vibro compaction vibration monitoring in a reclaimed site
topic vibration monitoring
vibro compaction
peak particle velocity
PPV
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38036