Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Depending on the foundation problem, the soil type and the performance characteristics of the different
vibroprobes columns of 0.5 m to 2.0 m diameter are installed.
Penetration
The vibroprobe penetrates to the required depth by
vibration and jetting action of air.
Installation
Adding gravel through a tremie pipe alongside the
Vibroprobe creates the Stone Column.
Completion
The surface is leveled and eventually roller compacted.
Vibro Concrete Columns are cast-in-place displacement piles that are installed by lowering a Vibroprobe into the
soil and pumping concrete while slowly withdrawing the Vibroprobe back out of the ground.
Like all displacement piles, the surrounding soil is slightly compacted as a consequence of the pile installation. For
the VCC, compaction is even better than usual for displacement piles, since the vibroprobe’s vibration helps to
compact all granular soil layers.
Limits of use
The German Institute for Construction Technology (Deutsches Institut fuer Bautechnik) stipulates that the use of
this type of pile has to be restricted to soils with an undrained shear strength of cU ≥ 15 kN/m2, but small sublayers
of less than 1 m thickness can have values as low as 8 kN/m2.
Installation
The only significant difference in the production process of DVCC and Dry Bottom Feed Stone Columns (DBFSC)
lies in the use of a dry concrete mixture instead of plain crushed gravel.
The Dry Vibro Concrete Columns are installed preferentially by the skip bucket Dry Bottom Feed machine.
Aggregate
% range Grain Size kg pounds
5% 0-2 mm 100 200
23 % 2-8 mm 372 744
36 % 8-16 mm 747 1494
36% 16-32 mm 747 1494