The effect of embedment on a foundation subjected to vertical vibration – a field study

dc.contributor.authorMbawalwa, S.J.
dc.contributor.authorHeymann, Gerhard
dc.contributor.authorRoth, C.P. (Chris)
dc.contributor.authorHeyns, P.S. (Philippus Stephanus)
dc.contributor.emailgerhard.heymann@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-05T13:50:57Z
dc.date.available2018-03-05T13:50:57Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.description.abstractDesign 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.departmentChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.description.departmentMechanical and Aeronautical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipAnglo Technical Division, a division of Anglo American plc, as well as THRIP (Grant number 71875).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_civileng.htmlen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMbawala 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.issn1021-2019 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2309-8775/2017/v59n4a3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/64165
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Institution of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.rightsAll the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectEmbedmenten_ZA
dc.subjectMachine foundationsen_ZA
dc.subjectVertical vibrationen_ZA
dc.subjectResonant frequencyen_ZA
dc.subjectVertical dynamic responseen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09
dc.subject.otherSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-11
dc.subject.otherSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
dc.titleThe effect of embedment on a foundation subjected to vertical vibration – a field studyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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