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Vibratory rollers transmit vibrations that may lead to pore pressure build up and soil failure in vibration susceptible soils. In a recent incident at Statland in mid Norway, a vibratory roller had compacted a shoreline embankment fill shortly before a submarine landslide was initiated. The landslide triggered a tsunami causing economic damages for several millions NOK. This incident shows the need for guidelines for controlling the effects of construction activity induced vibrations on slope stability. In a follow up study, the effect of vibratory roller compaction on soil degradation has been evaluated with a finite element model. The effect of vibrations varies with parameters such as soil stiffness, bedrock depth and geometry, and presence of thin soft layers. To develop a vibration measurement procedure, we suggest, based on a threshold shear strain of 0.025%, a 15 m wide and 5 m deep influence zone outside of which the soil strength is not reduced. A tentative vibration limit is set to 10 mm/s near slopes with vibration susceptible materials. We also provide some recommendations on how to account for vibratory compaction in slope stability analysis.
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The cooperative research program «Natural hazards: Infrastructure for Floods and Slides (NIFS)» by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, the Norwegian National Rail Administration and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate is acknowledged for the support. The authors would like to thank Professor Gudmund Eiksund for reviewing this paper.
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Johansson, J., Bouchard, S., L’Heureux, JS. (2017). Vibratory Roller Influence Zone Near Slopes with Vibration Susceptible Soils. In: Thakur, V., L'Heureux, JS., Locat, A. (eds) Landslides in Sensitive Clays. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56487-6_17
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