Forging hammers produce powerful short-period impact loads. A mounting system or a properly designed foundation could be used to transmit the shock to the soil and lessen its effects on the surroundings. The supporting foundations must be designed to reduce the vibration amplitude and the forces transmitted to the soil medium in order to meet serviceability and stability requirements. Soil reinforcement may be used to improve the performance of the foundations supporting shock-producing equipment. This paper investigates the effect of soil reinforcement on the performance characteristics for different configurations of shock-absorbing foundations. The results demonstrated the efficiency of soil reinforcement in improving the performance of foundations subjected to impact load. A parametric study was conducted and a set of charts was established as practical guidance for the design of soil reinforcement schemes.
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May 2010
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May 01 2010
Using reinforced soil systems in hammer foundations
M. Heidari;
M. Heidari
Graduate student
Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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M. H. El Naggar
M. H. El Naggar
Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Revision Received:
November 02 2007
Accepted:
August 18 2009
Online ISSN: 1755-0769
Print ISSN: 1755-0750
© 2010 Thomas Telford Ltd
2010
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Ground Improvement (2010) 163 (2): 121–132.
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Revision Received:
November 02 2007
Accepted:
August 18 2009
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Heidari M, El Naggar MH (2010), "Using reinforced soil systems in hammer foundations". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Ground Improvement, Vol. 163 No. 2 pp. 121–132, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/grim.2010.163.2.121
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