Dynamic soil compaction
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1. In a method for compacting soil by supplying energy to a plurality of compacting tools in a manner to cause the tools to undergo individual vertical vibratory movements and to strike the soil surface while they travel along a path, the tools being spaced apart in the direction of travel, the improvement comprising:
- monitoring one of the amount of settlement of the compacted soil at the soil surface and the vibrational power supplied to the tools by measuring the difference in height between corresponding points of adjacent tools when each is at the lowest point of its vibratory movement; and
controlling the supply of energy to the tools in order to vary the amplitude of the vibratory movements of the tools in dependence on the monitoring result in a direction to maximize the resulting degree of soil compaction.
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Method and apparatus for controlling a dynamic soil compaction operation, involving striking the soil with vibrating compacting tools, monitoring the vibrational power generated by the tools or the current degree of soil compaction, and controlling the amplitude or frequency of the vibratory movements of the tools as a function of the value of such quantity.
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1. In a method for compacting soil by supplying energy to a plurality of compacting tools in a manner to cause the tools to undergo individual vertical vibratory movements and to strike the soil surface while they travel along a path, the tools being spaced apart in the direction of travel, the improvement comprising:
- monitoring one of the amount of settlement of the compacted soil at the soil surface and the vibrational power supplied to the tools by measuring the difference in height between corresponding points of adjacent tools when each is at the lowest point of its vibratory movement; and
controlling the supply of energy to the tools in order to vary the amplitude of the vibratory movements of the tools in dependence on the monitoring result in a direction to maximize the resulting degree of soil compaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- monitoring one of the amount of settlement of the compacted soil at the soil surface and the vibrational power supplied to the tools by measuring the difference in height between corresponding points of adjacent tools when each is at the lowest point of its vibratory movement; and
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10. In apparatus for compacting soil and including support means arranged to travel upon the soil, a plurality of compacting tools supported by the support means and spaced from one another in the direction of travel, and vibratory drive means connected to the tools for impacting an independent vertical vibratory movement to each tool to cause the tool to strike the soil surface, the improvement comprising:
- monitoring means mounted on said support means for measuring the difference between the soil levels produced by two of said tools in the direction of travel of said support means in order to monitor the degree of soil compaction being produced by said tools; and
amplitude control means connected between said monitoring means and said tools for controlling the supply of energy to said tools in order to vary the amplitude of the vibratory movements of said tools in dependence on the monitoring result in a direction to maximize the resulting degree of soil compaction and for varying the speed of travel of said support means as a function of the result produced by said monitoring means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
- monitoring means mounted on said support means for measuring the difference between the soil levels produced by two of said tools in the direction of travel of said support means in order to monitor the degree of soil compaction being produced by said tools; and
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