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1956 first Dynamic Compaction carried out and documented in South Africa
02.12.2021
1956 first Dynamic Compaction carried out and documented in South Africa. Documented in issue 5 of the newsletter “Down to Earth” noted that N B Hobbs has recently used a 5 ton concrete block dropped from a height or 12ft for compacting the loose sand on  the site for a  large oil tank  in   … View Article
1955 1st African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ARCSMFE), Pretoria
1955 1st African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ARCSMFE), Pretoria
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30.11.2021
1955 1st African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ARCSMFE), Pretoria 1956 first Dynamic Compaction carried out and documented in South Africa. Documented in issue 5 of the newsletter “Down to Earth” noted that N B Hobbs has recently used a 5 ton concrete block dropped from a height or 12ft for compacting… View Article

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