Project:
Determine if Vibro-Compaction is a suitable method of soil compaction for the 20 storey building site on the corner of McGill and Summit in Kamloops.
Other Methods:
· Roller Compaction – use of Roller over the building area many times
· Weight/Load Compaction – a load of materials (dirt and soils) equal to the weight of the building applied on the site where the building will lie
· Reverse Load Compaction – Remove the amount of soil from the building area equal to the weight of the building

Reasons to use this method:
· Cost
§ How much will this process cost?
§ What affects the cost?
· Time
§ How long will this method take?
§ Will this process speed up construction?
§ Time = Money
· Labour
§ How many workers are needed?
§ What is the cost for these labourers?
· Materials
§ This process requires added materials?
§ Access to these materials
§ Cost of materials?
· Equipment
§ Process involves use of machinery
§ Access for equipment
§ Cost of Equipment?

Also:
· Contact Geotechnical Engineer for 20 Storey building project about soils on site
· Contact Geotechnical Engineer for Kelowna site that used this method

Information Sources:
· Coduto, D. P. Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices
· TRU Library TA 705 .C62 1999 Chapter 19 "Soil Improvement", p.674
· Compaction of Soils, Granulates and Powders 2000. (edited by D.Kolymbas & W.Fellin)
· Shroff, A.V. 2003. Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
· Smoltczyk, U. 2003. Geotechnical Engineering Handbook Volume 2 "Procedures"
· Woodward, J. 2006. Introduction to Geotechnical Processes
· Two personal interviews with Geotechnical Engineers

Welcome all viewers to my blog. The purpose of my blog is to prepare for an applied research project to determine whether Vibro-Compaction is a suitable means of Soil Compaction. I will be posting the information I find through my research as well as the process I will be taking to reach my conclusion. I will then post my finished research project. Please feel free to add comments and any additional information you may come across that may be of use to me and my research project on Vibro-Compaction and Soil Compaction.