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Construction Dewatering

Getting Your Project on Firm


Ground…
…Before It Starts
Introduction

• David Giles
– Co-Founder/Managing Partner:
TerraFirma Earth Technologies, Ltd.

• Overview of Construction Dewatering


– Giving guidance to those directly or
indirectly involved in the planning,
design, supervision, construction and
operation of dewatering systems.
Topics of Discussion

• Construction Dewatering
– What is it?
– Why do it?
• The Consequences of Improper
Dewatering
• Design Considerations
• Subsurface Investigations and Soil
Borings
• Methods of Groundwater Control
• Case Studies
Topics of Discussion

• Construction Dewatering
– What is it?
– Why do it?
Dewatering: What is it?
Intercepting/minimizing groundwater seepage from
entering an excavation.

Depressing the
piezometric water surface
to a point below the
excavation.
Topics of Discussion
Dewatering: Why do it?
Short Term Objectives Long Term Objectives
(Temporary Systems) (Permanent Systems)
• Intercept Seepage • Reduce or eliminate
– Increase slope stability lateral and/or uplift
– Prevent loss of material pressures
• Reduce lateral/uplift • Achieve waterproofing
pressure objectives
• Improve the
excavation and the
backfill characteristics
of the excavation to
allow construction to
proceed in a safe and
Topics of Discussion

• Construction Dewatering
– What is it?
– Why do it?
• The Consequences of Improper
Dewatering
Improper Dewatering

The Consequences
• Blows, Rendering Excavation
Subgrade Unstable
• Boils/Piping, the Creation of Voids
Rendering Slopes and Subgrades
Unstable
• Excavation Support Systems Rendered
Unstable
• Future Settling
• Lost Time
• Decreased Worksite Safety
Improper Dewatering

The Consequences
• Blows, Rendering Excavation Subgrade
Unstable
• Boils/Piping, the Creation of Voids
Rendering Slopes and Subgrades
Unstable
• Excavation Support Systems Rendered
Unstable
• Future Settling
• Lost Time
• Decreased Worksite Safety
Improper Dewatering

The Consequences
• Blows, Rendering Excavation Subgrade
Unstable
• Boils/Piping, the Creation of Voids
Rendering Slopes and Subgrades
Unstable
• Excavation Support Systems
Rendered Unstable
• Future Settling
• Lost Time
• Decreased Worksite Safety
Improper Dewatering

The Consequences
• Blows, Rendering Excavation Subgrade
Unstable
• Boils/Piping, the Creation of Voids
Rendering Slopes and Subgrades
Unstable
• Excavation Support Systems Rendered
Unstable
• Future Settling
• Lost Time
• Decreased Worksite Safety
Improper Dewatering

The Consequences
• Blows, Rendering Excavation Subgrade
Unstable
• Boils/Piping, the Creation of Voids
Rendering Slopes and Subgrades
Unstable
• Excavation Support Systems Rendered
Unstable
• Future Settling
• Lost Time
• Decreased Worksite Safety
Improper Dewatering
Rio Grande River Crossing, Albuquerque, NM
42” Gas Pipeline, Blythe, CA

Improper Dewatering Proper Dewatering


Topics of Discussion

• The Origins of Dewatering


• Construction Dewatering
– What is it?
– Why do it?
• The Consequences of Improper
Dewatering
• Design Considerations
• Subsurface Investigations and Soil
Borings
• Methods of Groundwater Control
Design Considerations
Design Considerations
Design Considerations
Depth to Water & the
Piezometer
Design Considerations
Hydraulic Conductivity (K)

“K” can simply be defined as the ease


at which water moves through soil.
More specifically defined by D’Arcy’s
Law
Q=KA(h/L)
Q = Quantity of Water Flow
K = Permeability of Soil
A = Cross-sectional Area
h = Friction Loss in Distance
L
Estimating Permeability
Visual Classification (USCS)

J. Patrick
Powers
Design Considerations

Dominant Considerations
• Location and Geologic Environment
• Size and Depth of Excavation
• Groundwater (Piezometric) Level
• Soil & Aquifer Characteristics (Hydraulic
Conductivity)
• Proposed Excavation Method and
Excavation Support
• Proposed Schedule
• Avoiding Undesirable Side Effects
– Proximity to Existing Structures, Potable and/or Irrigation
Wells
Design Considerations
Design Considerations
Design Considerations
Topics of Discussion

• Construction Dewatering
– What is it?
– Why do it?
• The Consequences of Improper
Dewatering
• Design Considerations
• Subsurface Investigations and
Soil Borings
• Methods of Groundwater Control
• Case Studies
Subsurface Investigations
Typical Bore Log for Pump House, Fulton, Arkansas
Topics of Discussion
Dewatering Methods
• Open Pumping
• Pre-Drainage
– Wellpoints
– Deepwells
– Eductors
• Methods of Cutoff
– Soil Bentonite
– Interlocking Steel Sheet Pile
– Concrete Caisson
Open Pumping

Favorable Conditions:
• Dense, Well Graded Soils, Some
Cementation/Cohesiveness
• Firm Clays, Few Sand/Silt Lenses Unconnected
Hydraulically
• Hard Fissured Rock
• Low Dewatering Head
• Remote Source of Recharge
• Open Cut, Relatively Flat Slopes, Minimal Depth
Below GW Table
• Steel Interlocking Sheet Pile, Concrete Caisson
Dewatering Methods
•Open Pumping
•Pre-Drainage

• Wellpoints
• Deepwells
• Eductors
• Methods of Cutoff
• Soil Bentonite
• Interlocking Steel
Sheet Pile
• Concrete Caisson
Vacuum Wellpoints
Key System
Components:
• Vacuum Pump
• Suction Header
• Wellpoint Traditional Rotary Lode
Vacuum Wellpoint Pump
• Swingjoint 8”, Diesel Driven
• Discharge Pipe

Accessories: wellpoint, swingjoint,


header pipe
Vacuum Wellpoints
Vacuum Wellpoints
Favorable Conditions:
• Wide Ranging Soil Types
• Impervious Clay/Rock At or Near Subgrade
• Highly Stratified Soil
• Wide Ranging Permeability
• Remote or Proximate Sources of Recharge
• Excavations <= 20’; Greater than 20’ requires the use of
multiple stages
• Rapid Drawdown Required
Dewatering Methods
Deepwells

Key System Components:


• Well Assembly
– Well Screen\Casing
– Filter Media
• Pump Assembly
– Submersible Pump\Motor
– Discharge Column Pipe
• Pump Control Panel
• Electrical Distribution
• Discharge Pipe
Deepwells

12” SDR 26 Well Screen

24” Sch 40 Stainless Steel Well Screen/Casing


Deepwells

20 HP Submersible Pump and Motor


Deepwells
Deepwells
Favorable Conditions:
• Sands and Gravels
Extending Well Below
Subgrade
• Uniform Soil
• Moderate to High
Permeability
• Open Cut or
Vertical/Shored,
Excavations of Any
Depth
• Long Draw Down Times
Acceptable
Dewatering Methods
Eductor System
Key System
Components:
• Well Assembly
– Well Screen/Casing
– Filter Media
• Eductor Assembly
• High Pressure
Recirculation
Pump
• Supply/Return
Headers
• Recirculation Tank
• Discharge Pipe
Eductor System

Eductor
Eductor System

Eductor Wellhead and


Eductor System
Favorable
Conditions:
• Silty and Clayey Sand
• Highly Stratified Soil
• Impervious Clay/Rock At
or Near Subgrade
• Low Permeability Soils
• Excavation Depths Not
Limited
• Rapid Draw Down Times
Required
Dewatering Methods
Cut-Off Wall
Stop seepage into an excavation, where excavation
Favorable Conditions: encroaches upon or penetrates an impervious
stratum
• Impervious Clay/Rock
At or Near Subgrade
• Proximate Sources of
Recharge
• Close Proximity to
Existing Structures
• Close Proximity to
Contamination Plume
• Properly Designed Cut-
off Wall can Function § Materials Utilized…
as Ground Support – Soil Bentonite
– Cement/Bentonite
– Concrete Caisson
– Interlocking Steel Sheet
Piling
Cut-Off Wall

Soil Bentonite Mixing Station and


Trenching Activities
Topics of Discussion
Case Studies
•San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project
(SJCDWP)
• Install (2) two 54” Pipelines under the Rio

Grande River
•Bayport Terminal Complex – Port of Houston

• Container Loading/Off Loading Facility

• Cruise Ship Terminal

•Denver Justice Center, Down Town Denver

•Environmental Retrofit Program – Luminant

Generation
•US 93 Wickenburg Bypass

•Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction Project

•Trinity Rural WSC Water Treatment Plant


San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project
Design Considerations
• Dimensions
– Length 1100 ft
– Width 110 ft
– Depth 26 ft

•Excavation Type: Open Cut


•Geology: Typical River

Deposits (Well Graded Sands,


gravel, cobbles, boulders)
•Depth to Water: at surface

General Contractor: AUI, Inc.

(Installing Dual 54” WL Beneath the Rio Grande River)


San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project
System
§Deep Wells: 12” (30”
BH), Spaced
Approximately 50 – 75 ft
apart, extending 75 ft
bgs

§62 Deep Total

§Powered by 20 hp, 600


GPM Each

§Initial Flow Rate:


Measured at approx
12,000 GPM (10 – 12
running at any one time

§Results: Dropped
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Portable Coffer Dam Construction


San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Portable Coffer Dam Construction


San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Completed Portable Coffer Dam


Construction
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Drilling Operation
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Drilling Operation
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Drilling Spoils
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Setting of the 12” Well Materials


San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Gravel Packing the Well


San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Filter Media
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Well Development
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Pump Setting
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Common Discharge Piping/Manifold


San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Lateral Seepage Along Pipe Installation – Successfully Dewatered Excavation


Cemented Cobble Layer
San Juan Chama Drinking
Water Project

Pipe Laying Activities – Ideal


Conditions
San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project

Finished Excavation
San Juan Chama Drinking
Water Project

Well
Removal/Abandonmen
San Juan Chama Drinking Water
Project

Breach of Portable cofferdam


San Juan Chama Drinking
Water Project

Breach of Portable
Coffer Dam
Case Studies
•San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project (SJCDWP)
• Install (2) two 54” Pipelines under the Rio Grande

River
•Bayport Terminal Complex – Port of Houston

• Container Loading/Off Loading Facility

• Cruise Ship Terminal

•Denver Justice Center, Down Town Denver

•Environmental Retrofit Program – Luminant

Generation
•US 93 Wickenburg Bypass

•Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction Project

•Trinity Rural WSC Water Treatment Plant


Bayport Terminal – Port of Houston
Design Considerations
• Dimensions
– Length 2100ft
– Width 200ft
– Depth 62ft (-) 56 msl

• Excavation Type: Open Cut


Geology: Beaumont

Formation (Clays,
Sands, Silts)

Depth to Water: 13’ BGS (+)


3 msl
General Contractor: Zachry Construction Corporation
Bayport Terminal – Port of Houston
Bayport Terminal – Port of Houston
System
§Deep Wells: 8” (30”
BH), Spaced Approx.
75 ft apart, extending
80 ft bgs
§Sand Drains: 2” (6”
BH) – 2 between ea.
pumping well
§65 Deep Wells Total
§130 Sand Drains
§Powered by 5 hp, 60
GPM EA
§Initial Flow Rate:
Estimated at approx
3600 GPM (10 – 12
running at any one
time
§Results: Dropped
Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Deepwell and Sand Drain Detail


Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Drilling of Sand Drains – Mud Rotary Method


Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Drilling of Deepwells – Bucket Auger Method


Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Night Time Drilling and Well Placement


Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Gravel Packing the Deepwell


Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Pump Assembly, Pre-Wiring


Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Pumping Setting
Bayport Terminal – Port of Houston

Pump Setting Discharge Installation


Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Completed Well Heads (rigid/flexible)


Bayport Terminal – Port of Houston

Completed – Dewatering System


Bayport Terminal – Port of Houston

Excavation Beneath Deck, Between


Drilled Piers
Bayport Terminal – Port of
Houston

Discharge
Bayport Terminal – Port of Houston

Discharge
Case Studies
•San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project (SJCDWP)
• Install (2) two 54” Pipelines under the Rio Grande

River
•Bayport Terminal Complex – Port of Houston

• Container Loading/Off Loading Facility

• Cruise Ship Terminal

•Denver Justice Center, Down Town Denver

•Environmental Retrofit Program – Luminant

Generation
•US 93 Wickenburg Bypass

•Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction Project

•Trinity Rural WSC Water Treatment Plant


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado
Design Considerations:
• Dimensions
– Length 250 ft
– Width 250 ft
– Depth 28 ft

•Excavation Type: H-Pile and


Wood Lagging
•Geology: well graded sands,

gravel, cobbles, boulders over


lying a steeply sloped “Blue
Shale”
•Depth to Water: 20 ft bgs

General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Company


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Company


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

System
•Deep Wells: 12” dia.
(30” BH), spaced
approximately 75 ft
apart, extending 60 ft
bgs
•10 Deep Wells Total

•Powered by 10 hp, 250

GPM Each
•Initial Flow Rate:

Estimated at approx
2500 GPM
•Results: Dropped water

several feet below


General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction
Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Drilling Activities
Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Pump Setting and Wiring Activities


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Well Head Completion and Discharge Assembly Operations


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Completed Well Head and Discharge


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Completed Well Heads and Discharge Manifold


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Discharge Water & Baffled Settling Tank


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Baffled Settling Tank & Final Discharge Point


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Excavation During Demo Phase, Prior to Dewatering


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Completed Excavation Following Successful Dewatering


Case Study: Denver Justice Center, Down
Town Denver, Colorado

Excavation Subgrade & Excavation Support Wall


Case Studies
•San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project (SJCDWP)
• Install (2) two 54” Pipelines under the Rio Grande

River
•Bayport Terminal Complex – Port of Houston

• Container Loading/Off Loading Facility

• Cruise Ship Terminal

•Denver Justice Center, Down Town Denver

•Environmental Retrofit Program – Luminant

Generation
•US 93 Wickenburg Bypass

•Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction Project

•Trinity Rural WSC Water Treatment Plant


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program,
Luminant Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX
Design Considerations:
Dimensions
– Length 400 ft
– Width 225 ft
– Depth 10 ft

Excavation Type: Combination


Vertical Shoring, Open Cut
Geology: Man placed fill (fine
sand, dense) to 18ft bgs.
Intermediate concrete “mud”
slab from previous
construction 10 ft bgs
Depth to Water: 6 ft bgs

General Contractor: Fluor Enterprises, Inc


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

General Contractor: Fluor Enterprise, Inc


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

System
•Vacuum Wellpoints
•Approx. 1200 ft perimeter
•Approx. 180 wellpoints
extending to 18 ft bgs (top of
natural clay)
•2 primary wellpoint pumps,
electrically driven
•2 stand by wellpoint pumps,
diesel driven
•Anticipated initial flow of 1800
gpm; anticipated steady state
flow of 900 gpm
Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Existing Conditions – Prior to Dewatering/Excavation.


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program,
Luminant Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Slab Removal– Prior to Dewatering/Excavation.


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Specialty Drilling Rig – Designed/Built by TerraFirma and Duramast


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Specialty Drilling Rig – Designed/Built by TerraFirma and Duramast


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Specialty Drilling Rig – Designed/Built by TerraFirma and Duramast


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Water Supply and Custom Designed and Built Self Jetting Head.
Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Wellpoint and Flexible Riser Pipe (2” HDPE).


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Self Jetting and Sanding Activities


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Self Jetting and Sanding Activities


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Pump Testing and Completed Wellpoint Installation


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Completed Wellpoint and Header Pipe Installation


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Completed Wellpoint, Header Pipe, and Wellpoint Pump Installation


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Completed Wellpoint, Header Pipe, and Wellpoint Pump Installation


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Completed Excavation Following Successful Dewatering


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program,
Luminant Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Completed Excavation Following Successful Dewatering


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program, Luminant
Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Completed Excavation Following Successful Dewatering


Case Study: Environmental Retrofit Program,
Luminant Generation Facility, Rockdale, TX

Completed Excavation Following Successful Dewatering


Case Studies
•San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project (SJCDWP)
• Install (2) two 54” Pipelines under the Rio Grande

River
•Bayport Terminal Complex – Port of Houston

• Container Loading/Off Loading Facility

• Cruise Ship Terminal

•Denver Justice Center, Down Town Denver

•Environmental Retrofit Program – Luminant

Generation
•US 93 Wickenburg Bypass

•Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction Project

•Trinity Rural WSC Water Treatment Plant


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass (Soil Cement
Scour Protection)Wickenburg, AZ

Design Considerations:
Dimensions
– Length 300 ft
– Width 60 ft
– Depth 15 ft

Excavation Type: Sloped, Open


Cut
Geology: Alluvium material,
primarily unconsolidated silt,
sand, and gravel: underlain by
a confining layer of
conglomerate sandstone.
Depth to Water: 5ft Below River
Bed

General Contractor: Markham Contracting, Inc


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ
General Contractor: Markham Contracting, Inc
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ
General Contractor: Markham Contracting, Inc
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

System
• Deep Wells: 12” dia.
(34” BH), spaced
approximately 60 ft
apart, extending 60 ft
bgs
• 33 Deep Wells Total
• Powered by 20 hp, 600
GPM Each
• Initial Flow Rate:
Estimated at approx
6000 GPM
• Results: Dropped
water several feet
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Hassayampa River Bed – Existing Bridge


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Drilling Operations

42” x 10’ Surface Casing


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Biopolymer Mixing Station –


Borehole Stability and Fluid Loss
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Biopolymer Slurry / Surface Casing


Drilling Operations
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Well Setting Activities (glue and screw)


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Drilling Operations (thru biopolymer) Borehole Development – Fresh Water


Injection
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Gravel Packing Operation

Water Displacement During


Gravel Placement
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Well Development – Reverse Air


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Pump Setting Activities – 20 hp Pumps,


800 GPM
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Completed Well Head

Connection at HDPE
Manifold
Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Discharge Manifold Assembly


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Completed Installation – East Abutment


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Discharge – East Abutment (est. 6500 gpm)


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

The New Local Watering Hole


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

The Other Local Watering Hole


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Excavation Following Successful Dewatering


Case Study: US 93 Wickenburg Bypass
Wickenburg, AZ

Excavation Following Successful Dewatering


Case Studies
•San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project (SJCDWP)
• Install (2) two 54” Pipelines under the Rio Grande

River
•Bayport Terminal Complex – Port of Houston

• Container Loading/Off Loading Facility

• Cruise Ship Terminal

•Denver Justice Center, Down Town Denver

•Environmental Retrofit Program – Luminant

Generation
•US 93 Wickenburg Bypass

•Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction Project

•Trinity Rural WSC Water Treatment Plant


Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

Design Considerations:
Dimensions
– Length 1200 ft
– Depth 12 ft

Excavation Type: Open Cut

Geology: Erratic silt, clay, sands


and gravels.

Depth to Water: 4 ft bgs

General Contractor: WSU, Inc


Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstructrion
Vail, CO
General Contractor: WSU, Inc
Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

System
• SumpWells: 12” dia.
(30” BH), spaced
approximately 200ft
apart, extending 15-
25 ft bgs
• 9 Sump Wells Total
• Powered by 2 hp, 40
GPM Each
• Initial Flow Rate:
Estimated at approx
250 GPM
Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

Beaver Dam Road – Prior to


Excavation/Dewatering
Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

Well Drilling at Base of Beaver Dam Road


Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstructrion
Vail, CO

Drilling Activities

Boulder Removal
Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstructrion
Vail, CO

Drilling Operations

Placement of Well Materials


Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstructrion
Vail, CO

Gravel Packing Activities


Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

Well Development – Traditional Airlift


Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

Drilling Activities – Boulder Removal


Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

Well Placement Gravel Packing the Well


Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

Discharge Settlement Tank

Excavation Following
Successful Dewatering
Final Discharge Point – Adjacent Beaver Creek
Case Study: Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction
Vail, CO

Scenery – Main Lift, Vail Ski


Resort
Case Studies
•San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project (SJCDWP)
• Install (2) two 54” Pipelines under the Rio Grande

River
•Bayport Terminal Complex – Port of Houston

• Container Loading/Off Loading Facility

• Cruise Ship Terminal

•Denver Justice Center, Down Town Denver

•Environmental Retrofit Program – Luminant

Generation
•US 93 Wickenburg Bypass

•Beaver Dam Road Reconstruction Project

•Trinity Rural WSC Water Treatment Plant


Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

Design Considerations:
Dimensions
– Length 165 ft
– Width 120 ft
– Depth 12 ft (16 ft @
Decant Pump Station)

Excavation Type: Open Cut


Geology: Upper clayey soils, fine
to silty sands, confining clay
layer 20 ft bgs.
Depth to Water: 8 ft bgs

General Contractor: RM Dudley Construction


Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

System
•Vacuum Wellpoints
•60 Wellpoints: 1 ½”, Spaced
approximately 10 ft c. to c.
extending 18-22 ft BGS
•Powered by Vacuum Wellpoint
pump, electric primary, diesel
backup
•Flow Rates: Measured at approx
150 GPM
•Results: Ongoing
Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

Dewatering Layout – Plan View


Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

Pre-Drilling Activities
Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

Jetting Activities
Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

Jetting and Gravel Packing Activities


Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

Header Pipe Completion


Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

Primary and Stand By Wellpoint Pumps - Discharge to The River


Case Study: Trinity Rural Water Supply Co. – Water
Treatment Plant, Trinity, TX

Discharge
Thank You

Reference Material:
•Driscoll, Fletcher G. Groundwater and Wells, Second Edition. St.
Paul: US Filter/Johnson Screens, 1986

•Powers, J Patrick. Dewatering – Avoiding Its Unwanted Side Effects.


New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985

•Powers, J Patrick. Construction Dewatering: New Methods and


Applications, Second Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
1992

•Todd, David Keith. Groundwater Hydrology, Second Edition. New


York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1980

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