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WHAT IS DYNAMIC COMPACTION?
Dynamic compaction is a technique that is used to increase the density of soils at considerable depths by creating high-energy shock waves. Menard devised and developed the technique in the 1960s.
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Dynamic compaction is a technique that is used to increase the density of soils at considerable depths by creating high-energy shock waves. Menard devised and developed the technique in the 1960s.
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Dynamic compaction requires the use of pounders weighing between 12 to 40 tons released in free fall from a height of 10 to 40 meters. The arrangement of the impact points and the other parameters of the treatment -energies, phasing, rest periods- depend on the characteristics of the soil to be treated and on the results obtained from the initial trial zone.
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This ground treatment process is used for the foundations of buildings, or to stabilise large areas of embankment work or loose soil.