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A compacting machine having a vibrating drum for compaction of ground material includes a controller. The drum is moved over a segment of the ground while a shear modulus and a plastic parameter of the segment of the ground are measured. From the measurements, in particular the value of the shear modulus, values for the frequency and/or the amplitude of the vibration and/or the rolling velocity of the drum are determined. These values are used for adjusting the compacting machine. In the measurement of the shear modulus, two accelerometers are used for determining, during the passing of the segment of the ground, the acceleration of the drum in at least an essentially vertical direction. The amplitude and the phase position of the eccentric system in relation to the acceleration are determined by using, among other things, a pulse sensor. Therefrom, and from fixed data concerning the compacting machine, the shear modulus of the ground is determined by integration of state equations. Then, the plastic parameter is obtained.

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