Any civil engineers here?
I’ve seen soil compaction machines – (The Bobcat looking ones with a huge vibrating rolling pin) at work and was wondering if this could be used to create giant rammed wall blocks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-ymJ_8K7h0
Rammed earth walls are just 15 inches. I'm sure the Compacting machines are capable of compressing this?
A giant Frame placed on the floor horizontally like this |__________________|
and filled in.
A Soil compaction machine runs over this a few times.
The form is then pulled up and placed vertically in a trench for stability. OR the area surrounding it could be rammed to provide additional support.
Essentially, we don't move the block an inch. A tractor pulls the wall up and its left in place. The frame may be tapered to have a thick base.
If the amount of soil in a block constructed like this is the same as a traditionally filled one, does it make a difference how its filled?
I’m sorry if this idea seems absurd. I’m no civil engineer.
