TRACTOR-MOUNTED VIBRATOR USED BY GERMAN TROOPS

CRAWLER-MOUNTED 'TANK' VIBRATOR IS USED EXTENSIVELY FOR COMPACTING SOIL-CEMENT MIXTURES IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE OF ITS ADVANTAGES OVER THE USUAL CYLINDRICAL ROLLER. THE STANDARD MACHINE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 9-HP. DIESEL ENGINE AND WORKS AT A SPEED OF 10 FT PER MIN OVER THE COMPARATIVELY NARROW WIDTH OF 3 FT 4 INCHES. VIBRATIONS AT THE RATE OF 1,500 PER MIN ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE CRAWLER TREADS, RESULTING IN COMPRESSION OF A 7 TO 8-IN. DEEP SOIL-CEMENT MIX BY MORE THAN 1 IN. UNDER TWO PASSES OF THE MACHINE.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 128, No 15, P 561
• Publication Date: 1942-4-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compression; Crawler tractors; Diesel engines; Road construction; Soil cement; Speed; Vibration; Vibration devices; Vibratory compaction; Vibratory equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Vibrating equipment; Vibrators
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219298
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Research Board Bibliography
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1970 12:00AM