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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Dynamic compaction evaluation using in situ tests in Sagunto’s Harbor, Valencia (Spain)

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This paper presents an assessment on the use of dynamic compaction as a ground improvement technique in a port’s hydraulic fill in the new southern dock of Sagunto’s Harbor near Valencia (Spain). Soil behavior improvement was monitored by several in situ techniques such as boreholes with SPTs, DPSH, CPTU and CSWS geophysical tests. A total energy between 2188 and 3125 kN/m2 (depending the area) was applied to the hydraulic fill by the dynamic compaction procedure. In situ techniques led to evaluate dynamic compaction efficiency, as well as controlling ground modifications that might cause potential damages to adjacent buildings. The dynamic compaction carried out was capable of fulfilling requirements established to use the area, that is, an average deformability modulus (E′) of 30 MPa with a minimum of 20 MPa, in a depth of 10 m. Moreover, dynamic compaction increased hydraulic fill relative density by about 75%.

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  • 04 November 2020

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Authors wish to express their gratitude to Engineer Ricardo Valiente, M.Sc., for his contributions to this work.

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  1. Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    F. Javier Torrijo & Julio Garzón-Roca

  2. Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Av. Gran Vía Rey Juan Carlos I, 41, 28002, Logroño, Spain

    Santiago Alija

  3. Department of Earth Sciences, Geosciences Center, University of Coimbra, 3000-272, Coimbra, Portugal

    Mário Quinta-Ferreira

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Torrijo, F.J., Garzón-Roca, J., Alija, S. et al. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Dynamic compaction evaluation using in situ tests in Sagunto’s Harbor, Valencia (Spain). Environ Earth Sci 76, 658 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-7033-7

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