Parul University

Compacting Equipment
Parul Institute of
Technology PRESENTATION BY:- ANMOL SINGH CHANI
ROLL NO.:- T0321CONST002
SUBJECT:- CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
MANAGEMENT (203216132)
GUIDED BY:- PROF. MAMATA RAJGOR
 Soil compaction is the compression of soil
particles.

Compaction reduces total pore space of a soil.

What is the
compaction of soil ?
More importantly it significantly reduces the
amount of large pore space, restricting air and
water movement into and through the soil.

The densification of soil by the application of

mechanical energy is known as compaction
 Compaction of soil increases the shear strength and load
bearing capacity of the soil.

Compaction reduces the voids ratio making it more difficult for

Purpose of water to flow through (water seepage) soil. This is important if
the soil is being used to retain water such as would be required
Compaction of Soil for an earth dam.

Compaction can prevent the build up of large water pressures

that cause soil to liquefy during earthquakes. Reduction in soil
swelling (expansion) and collapse (soil contraction).

Increased soil stability and slope stability in embankments.

Reduction in frost damage.

Difference Between
Compacted soil and
Uncompacted soil
Types of Compaction of Soil

There are four types of compaction effort on soil or asphalt:-

• Vibration
• Impact
• Kneading
• Pressure
Equipment for Compaction of soil

Smooth wheel Pneumatic

Grid rollers
rollers rollers

Tamping Vibrating Vibratory

rollers plates compaction
Smooth Wheel Rollers

• They are suitable for compacting sand,

gravel, broken stones etc.
• They are used for compacting highway
base courses.
• Smooth wheel rollers are one of the
most common types of compaction
equipment used.
• weighing from 5 to 15 tones.
Sheep foot rollers

• In this type, on the outer surface of a metal

cylinder, metal pieces of the shape of sheep foot are
fixed.
• Weight of drum is about 1.5 to 10 ton.
• It is suitable for compacting cohesive soil(clays)
Pneumatic Roller

• Machine consists of number of rubber tires,

highly inflates
• The rear of which has one more wheel than the
front.
• Most suitable for compacting fine-grained soil
and well graded sands
Grid rollers

• As the name suggests, these rollers have a

cylindrical heavy steel surface consisting of a
network of steel bars forming a grid with squire
holes.
• The weight of this roller can be increased by
ballasting with concrete blocks.
Tamping Rollers

These rollers are like sheep foot rollers

with lugs of larger area than sheep foot
rollers.
tamping rollers have static weights in the
range of 15 to 40 tones.
tamping rollers are best suitable for
compacting cohesive soils
Vibrating rollers and plates
Compactors
• Like smooth wheel rollers with the modification of
rotating drums.
• Very expansive but have high output and performance.
• These equipment's are used for small areas. The usual
weights of these machines vary from 100 kg to 2 tones
with plate areas between 0.16 m and 1.6 m.
Rammers

• Rammers are used for compacting small areas by

providing impact load to the soil. This equipment
is light and can be hand or machine operated.
• The base size of rammers can be 15cm x 15cm
or 20cm x 20cm or more.
Equipment for
consolidation of • Internal vibrator
concrete • Surface vibrator
• Platform vibrator
• Form vibrator
Interibrator

It is the most only used vibrator.it is also known as

Needle vibrator or Immersion vibrator or Poker
vibrator.

It is consisting of a power unit, a flexible shaft and a

needle.

Such vibrators are used for compacting large

sections of mass concrete in structures, for concrete
of foundations, columns, beams etc.
External vibrator
(form vibrator)

• Form vibrators are particularly effective on

columns and in the casting of precast units
such as pipes, slabs, piles etc.
• The vibrator is clamped on to the external
wall surface of the formwork.
• it will produce a good finish to the concrete
surface.
Table vibrator

• The vibrating tables consists of a rigidly

built steel platform mounted on flexible
springs and is driven by an electric
motor.
• Small size table vibrator is known as
platform vibrator.
• They are commonly used for vibrating
concrete cubes.
 Platform Type
Concrete Vibrator
 Surface vibrator

• Surface vibrators are also known as

screed vibrators.
• It is suitable for compacting and
leveling of thin concrete members,
such as floor slabs, roof slabs and
road slabs.
• Surface vibrators cause movement
of finer material to the top and
hence aid the finishing operation
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