The effect of embedment on a foundation subjected to vertical vibration – a field study
dc.contributor.author | Mbawalwa, S.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Heymann, Gerhard | |
dc.contributor.author | Roth, C.P. (Chris) | |
dc.contributor.author | Heyns, P.S. (Philippus Stephanus) | |
dc.contributor.email | gerhard.heymann@up.ac.za | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-05T13:50:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-05T13:50:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | Design of machine foundations requires the prediction of the dynamic response of the foundation system at the frequencies of interest. The response is typically quantified in terms of a number of parameters that include the displacement, the dynamic stiffness, the resonant frequency, the amplitude at the resonant frequency and the natural frequency. The objective of this study was to investigate the vertical dynamic response of an embedded foundation experimentally. It was found that embedment increases the stiffness, damping and natural frequency of a foundation system, reduces the displacement and resonant amplitude, but that embedment has very little effect on the resonant frequency. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Chemical Engineering | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering | en_ZA |
dc.description.sponsorship | Anglo Technical Division, a division of Anglo American plc, as well as THRIP (Grant number 71875). | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_civileng.html | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Mbawala SJ, Heymann G, Roth CP, Heyns PS. The effect of embedment on a foundation subjected to vertical vibration – a field study. J. S. Afr. Inst. Civ. Eng. 2017:59(4), Art. #1377, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.17159/2309-8775/2017/v59n4a3. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1021-2019 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.17159/2309-8775/2017/v59n4a3 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64165 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | South African Institution of Civil Engineering | en_ZA |
dc.rights | All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Embedment | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Machine foundations | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Vertical vibration | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Resonant frequency | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Vertical dynamic response | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | |
dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-11 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities | |
dc.title | The effect of embedment on a foundation subjected to vertical vibration – a field study | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |