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Electro-osmosis dewaters large foundation excavation
Electro-osmosis was recently used to lower watertable of Mexico City's saturated soil to build 72×288 ft inverted shell foundation for 8-story obstetrical clinic; site was divided into 4 sections and in each 16 cathode wells and 6 anodes were sunk; lines inside cathodes carried water to Jacuzzi jet pumps at bottom of well; current was applied to system by 105 kw Westinghouse generator rated at 70 v and 1500 amp at 1200 rpm, powered by 262 hp Cummins diesel engine; water was pumped into foundation to serve as ballast and pumped out as building rose at rate equal to weight of structure.
Electro-osmosis dewaters large foundation excavation
Electro-osmosis was recently used to lower watertable of Mexico City's saturated soil to build 72×288 ft inverted shell foundation for 8-story obstetrical clinic; site was divided into 4 sections and in each 16 cathode wells and 6 anodes were sunk; lines inside cathodes carried water to Jacuzzi jet pumps at bottom of well; current was applied to system by 105 kw Westinghouse generator rated at 70 v and 1500 amp at 1200 rpm, powered by 262 hp Cummins diesel engine; water was pumped into foundation to serve as ballast and pumped out as building rose at rate equal to weight of structure.
Electro-osmosis dewaters large foundation excavation
Construction Methods Equipment
1963
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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