Reducing Risk on Unexploded Ordnance by Vibrations in the Rotterdam Subsoil

Reducing Risk on Unexploded Ordnance by Vibrations in the Rotterdam Subsoil

Zandbergen, D.
Martens, J.

2015-10-14

During World War II the city of Rotterdam endured hundreds of air raids. Expectations are that a few dozens of UXOs are still to be found in the Rotterdam soil. UXOs can still go off to this day due to vibrations caused by construction activities. The vibration impact on the environment around the activities can be accurately predicted. The specific limit for vibrations near the detonator, or for the subsidence of the subsoil, can be set so no increased risk of detonation arises. The municipality of Rotterdam has gained much relevant experience with field measurements and tests in the past few years in order to determine the structure of the soil specific limit as well as the prediction model.

modelling
risk management
unexploded ordnance
world war two
dynamics
exploratory soil investigation

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https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-580-7-191

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