Compaction Monitoring Using Intelligent Soil Compactors

Abstract

The nonlinear vibrations of dynamic soil compactors are taken as the basis for feedback control systems for intelligent compaction. According to the achieved compaction, the parameters of the soil compactor are continuously changed. The vibratory roller measures the stiffness of the subgrade. In conjunction with GPS-data, this measurement can be used as a QA/QC tool. The stiffness data are directly correlated to plate bearing test. In practice, the intelligent compaction ensures that the compaction job is completed in a minimum number of passes, the result is monitored and the compaction energy is automatically adjusted while measuring the soil stiffness.