Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
14 Aug 2008, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Abstract
Propagation characteristics of waves generated by the various sources of vibration can be dependent on the type of the generated waves, which can be accessed by measuring particle motion in vertical, longitudinal and transverse direction. The monitoring of motion in three directions on the ground surface and in depth is important for the characterization of propagating waves. Vibrations of the machine foundations induce elastic waves in soil, which may affect surrounding buildings. Generally, the attenuation of vibrations on surface is composed of two factors namely geometric damping and material damping. The paper is an experimental investigation with regard to the ground vibrations and its attenuation during the operation of power plants. The study helps in characterizing the soil around a power plant. The investigation was carried out on two power plants, which runs at the same frequency, and soil characterization was done based on the study. Measurements were taken on the level ground for the harmonic waves generated from the diesel power plant. Study is found to be helpful in characterizing the soil based on the frequency independent material damping coefficients, low amplitude shear modulus etc. on the plant premises. The effect of these vibrations on adjoining areas can be well predicted based on the soil medium.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
6th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2008 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Sreekala, R.; Lakshmanan, N.; Muthumani, K.; Gopalakrishnan, N.; and Sathishkumar, K., "Potential of Vibration Studies in the Soil Characterization Around Power Plants – A Case Study" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 12.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session04/12
Potential of Vibration Studies in the Soil Characterization Around Power Plants – A Case Study
Arlington, Virginia
Propagation characteristics of waves generated by the various sources of vibration can be dependent on the type of the generated waves, which can be accessed by measuring particle motion in vertical, longitudinal and transverse direction. The monitoring of motion in three directions on the ground surface and in depth is important for the characterization of propagating waves. Vibrations of the machine foundations induce elastic waves in soil, which may affect surrounding buildings. Generally, the attenuation of vibrations on surface is composed of two factors namely geometric damping and material damping. The paper is an experimental investigation with regard to the ground vibrations and its attenuation during the operation of power plants. The study helps in characterizing the soil around a power plant. The investigation was carried out on two power plants, which runs at the same frequency, and soil characterization was done based on the study. Measurements were taken on the level ground for the harmonic waves generated from the diesel power plant. Study is found to be helpful in characterizing the soil based on the frequency independent material damping coefficients, low amplitude shear modulus etc. on the plant premises. The effect of these vibrations on adjoining areas can be well predicted based on the soil medium.
