The presence of an original unfiltered drain and liquefiable embankment and alluvial soils near the toe of 100-year-old Piute Dam in Utah led project owner Piute Reservoir and Irrigation Co. to construct a new deep drain beneath the downstream portion of the dam. The company chose a bio-polymer trench method, which would allow placement of filter/drain materials and drain pipes without incurring the cost of a dewatering program and deep, open excavation.
Strength and Permeability of a Deep Soil Bentonite Slurry Wall
In 2006, a Soil Bentonite (SB) slurry wall was constructed at a brownfield redevelopment of a former steel mill site in Mayfield, NSW Australia. At this site, the slurry wall is designed to block groundwater