Rapid Impact Compaction
Rapid Impact Compaction is used for shallow ground densification.
The Rapid Impact Compaction technique, achieves shallow ground densification using energy waves from a hydraulic hammer, varying in weight from 7.7 to 9.9 tons, that rapidly and repeatedly impacts the ground at 40 or more blows per minute. 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 of the trial zone.
Advantages of Rapid Impact Compaction:
- Increases bearing capacity
- Reduces total and differential settlement
- Reduces liquefaction and seismic settlement
- Increases density and collapses voids
- Reduces the volume of landfills
