DYNAMIC COMPACTION FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. VOLUME I: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES. FINAL REPORT

Dynamic compaction has been found to produce densification in certain natural and fill deposits to depths varying from 10 to 35 ft below grade and has an application for highway construction. This manual, Volume I, presents the "State of the Art" of dynamic compaction. The information contained herein was assembled from published articles, actual job records, interviews with engineers and specialty contractors engaged with dynamic compaction and data obtained from instrumenting three project sites. Guidelines are presented for: determining the suitability of deposits for dynamic compaction, estimating the depth and degree of improvement, planning the spacing between drop points, estimating the required unit applied energy, monitoring the improvement and predicting offsite ground vibrations. In addition, non-technical aspects of dynamic compaction are discussed including equipment requirements, typical costs, and methods for negotiating a contract including specification guidelines. Volume II contains detailed technical data for the three dynamic compaction projects that were instrumented as part of this study to provide additional information to aid in the preparation of Volume I.

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68405
• Corporate Authors:

  STS Consultants, Limited

  111 Pfingsten Road
  Northbrook, IL  United States  60062

  Federal Highway Administration

  Engineering Research and Development Bureau, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lukas, R G
• Publication Date: 1986-7

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 241 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compaction; Compactors; Contracts; Costs; Guidelines; Road construction; Spacing; Specifications; State of the art studies; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Compaction equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Dynamic compaction; Ground-borne vibration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Highways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00461924
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/RD-86/133, FCP 35P2-042
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-61-83-C-00095
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1987 12:00AM