ACTIVE ISOLATION OF MACHINE FOUNDATIONS BY IN-FILLED TRENCH BARRIERS. DISCUSSION

A discussion of a paper with the aforementioned title by T.M. Al-Hussaini and S. Ahmad, published in this journal (Volume 122, Number 4, April 1996), is presented. The discussion presents information on a type of geosynthetic product called geofoam that has proven useful as a vibration barrier in actual applications. While there are several geofoam materials that might be used for this purpose, many projects have used a plastic foam called expanded polystyrene (EPS), which can be manufactured with a density as low as approximately 10 kg/cu m.

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  • Horvath, J S
• Publication Date: 1997-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: p. 788
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 123
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Density; Expanded materials; Foundations; Geosynthetics; Machinery; Plastic foams; Polystyrene; Styrenes; Trenches; Vibration isolation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Machine foundations; Vibration isolators
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00742214
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1997 12:00AM