Sheepsfoot roller vibrating nearby building
Sheepsfoot roller vibrating nearby building
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This isn't really a structural question, but about 10 minutes ago I noticed my monitor trying to walk around my desk.
Went out back and they are running a sheepsfoot out to compact the laneway now that a lot of the frost has come out. Anyone experienced anything like this before? It is just a 2 storey PEMB, seems excessive to me.
Went out back and they are running a sheepsfoot out to compact the laneway now that a lot of the frost has come out. Anyone experienced anything like this before? It is just a 2 storey PEMB, seems excessive to me.






RE: Sheepsfoot roller vibrating nearby building
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
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Went out and looked around, and the main slab for the building sits about 10ft past the building edge. Looks like he did a pass and had the roller on the slab for a bit. Thats what caused the big shake Im thinking.
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One time, I happened to be outside when a unit coal train was going by, and felt rather noticeable vibrations. It felt to me like it was like sea waves coming in the rhythm of the passing cars. (I'm not sure if that says anything about the actual vibration or just my perception).
Never felt it in the building, never noticed it anywhere else around the RR tracks.
So I guess it had to be just the right soil and just the right train speed coming together.
That was also a track they didn't normally run unit coal trains on, too.
RE: Sheepsfoot roller vibrating nearby building
If it continues to annoy, tell them to turn the vibration off within 100 feet of your structure. If they don't cooperate, complain to the local building authority who will likely require that the contractor monitor the vibration levels during compaction.
You might want to do a complete exterior survey of your structure, noting any cracks or manifestations of distress...then do the same again after they finish.
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Richard A. Cornelius, P.E.
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it should be until....the "feet" of the drum are standing on top of the compacted material and not penetrating it.
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