Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    The Application of Dynamic Compaction to HFO Tanks

    168862_42273_63708.pdf (344.4Kb)
    Access Status
    Open access
    Authors
    Hamidi, Babak
    Varaksin, S.
    Nikraz, Hamid
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Hamidi, Babak and Varaksin, Serge and Nikraz, Hamid. 2011. The Application of Dynamic Compaction to HFO Tanks, in Shahin, M. and Nikraz, H. (ed), International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering (ICAGE 2011), Nov 7-9 2011, pp. 627-632. Perth, W.A.: Curtin University, Department of Civil Engineering.
    Source Title
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
    Source Conference
    International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering (ICAGE 2011)
    ISBN
    978-0-646-55142-5
    School
    Department of Civil Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48317
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Three heavy fuel oil (HFO) tanks with diameters of up to 60 m, a pump station, a pump shed station and a vent stack station have recently been constructed as part of the HFO Tank Farm in Ras Laffan, Qatar. The project was located in an area near the sea with high groundwater level. The ground was composed of 11 to 12 m of silty sand and gravel with cobbles and boulders with diameters up to 300mm followed by limestone. The preliminary soil investigation using Standard Penetration Test (SPT) indicated that while the soil was generally dense, but a loose layer of sand was identified and soil improvement was stipulated. During later stages, a supplementary geotechnical investigation using the Menard Pressuremeter Test (PMT) indicated that the high SPT blow counts were not representative of the actual ground conditions and that due to the presence of the large cobbles the soil had erroneously been represented as dense. In fact, the soil was loose from the surface down to bedrock. Dynamic Compaction was used to improve the soil's strength and to reduce its compressibility. PMT in conjunction with finite element analysis were used to verify the ground condition after ground treatment.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • The fate of human enteric pathogens following the land application of biosolids in agriculture
      Schwarz, Karen Rosemary (2012)
      A research project was undertaken to study the effect of biosolids on the decay times of enteric pathogens in the soil. This is the most comprehensive study in Australia where the persistence of enteric microorganisms in ...
    • Modelling of ground improvement by vertical drains in highly variable soils
      Bari, Md. Wasiul (2012)
      The research presented in this thesis focuses on the probabilistic modelling of soil consolidation via prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) considering soil spatial variability. Soils are highly variable from one point ...
    • Modeling of Ground Improvement by Prefabricated Vertical Drains in Highly Variable Soils
      Shahin, Mohamed; Bari, Wasiul (2012)
      The geotechnical community is well aware of the fact that soils are highly variable in the ground due to the uneven soil micro fabric, geological deposition and stress history. In recent years, there has been an increasing ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.