Will a rotosonic drill consolidate

[NVcaster]

Will a Rotosonic Drill rig consolidate soil in advance of the bit? I have a project were split spoon samples were collected on a rotosonic drill rig in non-cohesive saturated sand. The density obtained from these samples seemed high in my opinion. Knowing that you can vibro-compact sand I am suspicous of the samples actually representing the in situ density. Any comments and direction to specific references will be appreciated

 

[jdonville]

NVcaster,

I would think that if you needed a rotosonic rig to obtain the samples, that the density of the soil would be rather high to begin with.

Jeff