Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2. Slurry Filling:
The filling of slurry is the second step in the process of slurry wall construction.
The bentonite and water mixture is used as slurry, and it is filled in the trench that
is excavated to form the foundation.
The slurry filling is the most important part of this process because this
slurry helps to fill the gaps in the trench which results in grip in the deeper side of
walls and prevents soil excursion.
This is very important to fill slurry in a proper way as this gives strength to the
wall and makes them long-lasting. The slurry is a very strong mixture that gives a
hard and strong hold to walls.
3. Placement of Steel Reinforcement:
This is the third step in which steel rods in the trench. Steel reinforcement is very
necessary because it is the process of giving structure, or we can say that
structure formation by using steel rods.
These steel rods are the main thing in this process which holds slurry and
also gives proper shape to the structure and also strengthens the whole structure.
Steel rod fixing is a very important part of this process of constructing slurry walls
and has to be taken keen focus while inserting them.
4. Concreting :
This is the last step in the process of construction of slurry walls. When the slurry
is filled in the trench the next filling which comes in the process is the filling of
concrete.
When this step is in processing at that time it is very necessary to take
care that the slurry mixture and concrete mixture cannot get mixed with each
other. The whole structure is filled with concrete and this filling of concrete in the
structure is called concrete.
Maintenance Plan Submittal:
A plan for operation, maintenance, and monitoring should be submitted
for review and approval for all sites proposing engineering controls,
including slurry walls. The plan may be submitted as part of a work plan
(i.e., corrective action plan, remediation work plan) or as a stand-alone
document. This plan or portions of this plan can be referenced in a
statutory enforcement document to serve as a primary mechanism for long
term management of the slurry wall. An example O/M plan is included
The installation of earthen liners and slurry wall trenches constructed of soils treated
with bentonite and/or bentonite/cement mixtures are frequently used today as a means
of retarding or controlling the flow of contaminants from surface impoundments and
landfill disposal areas. Although effective in reducing the rate of flow of water and
some contaminants, standard bentonite treatment is not always effective in controlling
some types of contaminants, such as chlorinated hydrocarbons. Past handling and
disposal of liquid chlorinated hydrocarbon waste in earthen impoundments and a
landfill at an existing plant resulted in shallow ground water and soil contamination
over a broad area. Following field investigations, extensive laboratory tests were
conducted to investigate the feasibility of confining the plume of contamination
through the installation of a slurry trench barrier. Specially designed methods of testing
were used during the investigation. Standard bentonite soil mixtures using up to 6% or
more bentonite were shown to be ineffective in restricting the flow of the concentrated
wastes found in the subsurface strata. However, a 12%/12% bentonite/cement dust/soil
mixture was shown to restrict completely the flow or movement of the concentrated
waste while reducing the flow of ground water and contaminated leachate.
Material properties
“As Constructed” Scenario
The basis for the sequences adopted for the “as constructed” scenario is the document
received from the slurry wall contractor. The “as constructed” construction sequences
adopted in the modelling are summarized as follows:
Slurry Wall Horizontal Displacement: (a) “As Designed” (b) “As Constructed”.
Objective:
Slurry cutoff walls are nonstructural underground walls that serve as a barrier to
the horizontal flow of water and other fluids. This technique is typically used to
build walls surrounding tunnels and open cuts, and to lay foundations. It is
constructed with the aid of a viscous stabilizing fluid known as slurry.
Scope:
3.^ David W. Dunlap (September 11, 2013). "Looking to a Wall That Limited the World Trade Center's Devastation".
New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2013. A portion of the slurry wall was deliberately left exposed in the Foundation Hall
of the National September 11 Memorial Museum, set to open next year.
4.^ Bahrami, M.; Khodakarami, M.I.; Haddad, A. (April 2019). "Seismic behavior and design of strutted diaphragm walls in
sand". Computers and Geotechnics. 108: 75–87. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.12.019.