Improving by compacting (E02D3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D27/26, E02D27/28)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Improving by compacting

CPC: Improving by compacting (E02D3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D27/26, E02D27/28)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil > Improving by compacting

CPC:

Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D17/20; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C21/00, E01C23/10; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) > Improving by compacting (E02D3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D27/26, E02D27/28)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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E02D 3/026 by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers (rollers for soil working in agriculture A01B29/00; rollers for road paving, such rollers usable also for compacting soil E01C19/23) since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
E02D 3/046 by tamping or vibrating, e.g. with auxiliary watering of the soil (E02D3/026, E02D3/08 take precedence; generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations for performing mechanical work in general B06B; tamping or vibrating apparatus for working ballast or railways E01B27/00, for consolidating paving materials E01C19/30, for consolidating concrete in general E04G21/06) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
E02D 3/08 by inserting stones or lost bodies, e.g. compaction piles (sand drains for soil compaction E02D3/10; stressing soil while forming foundations E02D27/28) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
E02D 3/10 by watering, draining, de-aerating or blasting, e.g. by installing sand or wick drains (E02D3/11 takes precedence; soil-penetrating vibrators with auxiliary watering E02D3/054; drainage of soil in general E02B11/00) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC