How To Gauge Compaction in a Roller
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- On today's Down & Dirty, we're talking about how do you know when you're getting close to compaction on a roller? How do you figure out when you've achieved density? How do you establish a rolling pattern?
______________________________________
MERCHANDISE
Check out our website
dieselandironp...
______________________________________
______________________________________
SUBSCRIBE
New videos, updated weekly
ruclips.net/user/dies...
______________________________________
______________________________________
SWEAT & GRIME PODCAST
Spotify
open.spotify.c...
Apple
podcasts.apple...
Captivate
feeds.captivat...
______________________________________
______________________________________
FOLLOW ME
Facebook: / dieselniron
Instagram: / dieselniron
LinkedIn: / bryan-furnace
______________________________________
______________________________________
AFFILIATE LINKS
Gear
kit.co/Diesela...
Diecast Models
kit.co/Diesela...
______________________________________
![KAYTRANADA - Witchy (feat. Childish Gambino) [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jGK3YVmGZ3Y/mqdefault.jpg)
One way I was always taught, is when the pad feet indentations are 1 inch or less... that is usually called "walking out of the lift" and you're definitely right on each material being different.
That's a great way to look at it. Solid advice Albert!
I haven't used a sheep foot much. Most of the time when I roll I like to make the 2nd pass perpendicular to the first pass, if on a larger pad. We always lift higher than final grade and cut back down as well. Definitely welcome others opinions, of course the professional engineer has the final thumbs up 👍 This was a great topic!
Thanks brother! You bring up a great point. When working with sticky materials like clay it is much easier to get an accurate grade by putting the lift in a bit high and shaving it down with the dozer. Thanks for the comment my man!
There are several brands in my area. (OK valley, BC, Canada)
Hamm, Cat, Case, Bomag, etc.
No particular prevalent brand.
wow. It is so useful mate. Cheers
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the video. Im going to be using a sheeps foot roller next week to prep the ground for my large shed concrete pad. 40X60. Glad you showed the ground at the end and how you roll and look for density and your rolling patterns. I have a lot of ground to build up. Probably close to 3 feet on the far side.
Thanks for watching, good luck next week brother!
I have also found that you can somewhat go by feel... more so on a smooth drum roller. That was a good point to make about watching the haul truck. Not very many people know that trick.
Good point Brent! I appreciate you watching brother!
Very helpful
Glad they're helpful, thanks for watching!
Great video brother, good stuff to learn right there
I appreciate it Matt!
Useful as hell!
Happy to help! Thanks for watching Tye!
Awesome ❤
I have one sheep foot roller where I live they aren’t used much everyone wants smooth drum finished so lifts of 1 foot we use it. I try and teach guys to vib forward and back and then static roll for second pass of lift then finish with a vib backing on third pass we have to have around 95% compaction rate where we live roads they want 98 % on sub bases. We deal in clay/sand fill and stone that’s pretty much it.
Sheep's foot rollers are pretty popular when you have heavy clay. Smooth drum rollers have a hard time getting uniform compaction in that kind of material. The kneading action of the bumpy drum helps make the material solid. Thanks for the comment Kevin!
Any advice on how to compact granlour fine materias
Make sure the weight in your drum is rotating in a way that it is applying pressure towards the front of the machine. Vibrate forward, static (dead) roll backwards. As you get good compaction, switch to only dead rolling. With finer materials the vibration tends to loosen the material once you reach a certain level of compaction.
Great video!
Thanks Greg! I appreciate it brother!
You can over pack clay. Forces the water up
Really? I never realized that
Only if it contains moisture 😁 Dry dirt doesn't pump.
Good point, liquefaction
Well we’ve dealt with some pretty shitty clay sites so yeah.
Yep. If your dirt is being tested, moisture plays a big role and makes compacting an entirely different scenario
Yeah boy. Get up close. I want those money shots
Thanks for watching Tye!
Out of curiosity is rolling in a circle instead of straight line as affective or less?
I would think it would be less efficient because the drum will encounter slip as you make the turn which causes the material to shear and not remain compacted.
So apart from shiny surfaces how do you tell
A nuclear density gauge or a roll test with a loader.
Compaction is as much an art as it is a science, but you must be familiar with the soil’s types and the soils report for the project. You do not want clay or any kind of expansive soil underneath your building footprint or your parking lot. And processing the soil to achieve the correct amount of moisture is critical, you can beat on it all day and never walk up out of it if you don’t have the right amount of moisture. Read the soil’s reports summary and talk to the soil engineers on-site, also talk to the old operators, especially blade operators, they know what fuken time it is 🤨💪👊🤙
That's the great part of this industry. As much as we rely on what things look like or feel like onsite, there's a lot of science behind what we are looking at.
That was a cool video bro. You ever thought about doing a video using a spider.
Like... The excavator that can operate on steep slopes?
@@DieselandIron yes sir
@@ronniejones8508 I would love the opportunity to play around in one of those things but I don't know anyone that has one and I don't have any contacts that would let me borrow one
What I was taught is that when the pad foot roller “ stands up “ on the compact area then it’s good . You can actually see it walking on the pads. Ounce you see it you will know what I am talking about.
That's another indicator you're getting good compaction. Thanks for the comment!
Are CASE rollers common where you’re from? I worked for a case dealer in Los Angeles and never even saw one
I'd say fairly common. We have a Case dealership about a half hour down the road.
I want to know how to direct it?
Direct what?
😮😮