Dynamic compaction is a ground improvement technique used to enhance soil properties by densifying loose, granular soils or fills. This method involves repeatedly dropping a heavy weight, typically ranging from 8 to 30 tons, from a significant height (up to 30 meters) onto the soil surface. The impact energy compacts the soil, increasing its density and stability, which reduces settlement and improves its load-bearing capacity. This process can be repeated in a grid pattern to achieve uniform im

Dynamic compaction (DC), also known as dynamic deep compaction, was advanced in the mid-1960s by Louis Menard. The process involves dropping a heavy weight on the surface of the ground to compact soils to depths as great as 12.5 m. The purpose of this method is to reduce foundation settlements, reduce seismic subsidence and liquefaction potential, permit construction on fills, densify garbage dumps, and reduce settlements in collapsible soils. This method is most effective in permeable, granular