EXPLOSIVE COMPACTION

Experience has indicated that the degree of ground improvement obtained by blasting depends on the initial density of the granular subsoils. The density of loose deposits can typically increase considerably to relative densities in the range of 70 to 80%, whereas soils with initial relative densities of 60 to 70% can only be densified by a small amount. Our experience also indicates that EC generally causes volume changes equal to or in excess of what would be anticipated under design levels of earthquake shaking, as described in the attached reference paper by Gohl et al (2000).

Primary location: Blaine United States