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dynamic compaction: a standalone construct

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Geotechnical engineering

ground improvement by repeatedly dropping a heavy weight from height to densify loose soils to depth.

In geotechnical engineering, dynamic compaction refers to ground improvement by repeatedly dropping a heavy weight from height to densify loose soils to depth. This meaning comes from Mayne (1984) in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering.[1]

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References

Mayne, P. W., Jones, J. S., & Dumas, J. C. (1984). Ground Response to Dynamic Compaction. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 110(6), 757-774. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9410(1984)110:6(757)

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