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Lake Michigan Bluff Erosion Protection Using a Geocomposite Groundwater Drainage System
Significant erosion was occurring at a target range located on the bluff of Lake Michigan in Southeast Wisconsin. Surficial erosion was exacerbated by groundwater seepage from zones of higher-permeability soils in the bluff stratigraphy and a safety berm constructed on top of the bluff using coal combustion products (CCPs). There was concern that continued erosion could cause sloughing and CCPs entering the lake. To address the groundwater seepage, a groundwater drainage system was designed to include a geocomposite, buried below the surficial soils, to intercept and direct the captured groundwater to a drainage pipe for controlled discharge. Design and implementation challenges include the steep slope (2.5H:1V), limited work area access, and limited site-specific design data. This paper presents the planning, design, and implementation of the remedy. Planning and permitting began in the fall of 2013 and implementation of the remedy was completed in the summer of 2014.
Lake Michigan Bluff Erosion Protection Using a Geocomposite Groundwater Drainage System
Significant erosion was occurring at a target range located on the bluff of Lake Michigan in Southeast Wisconsin. Surficial erosion was exacerbated by groundwater seepage from zones of higher-permeability soils in the bluff stratigraphy and a safety berm constructed on top of the bluff using coal combustion products (CCPs). There was concern that continued erosion could cause sloughing and CCPs entering the lake. To address the groundwater seepage, a groundwater drainage system was designed to include a geocomposite, buried below the surficial soils, to intercept and direct the captured groundwater to a drainage pipe for controlled discharge. Design and implementation challenges include the steep slope (2.5H:1V), limited work area access, and limited site-specific design data. This paper presents the planning, design, and implementation of the remedy. Planning and permitting began in the fall of 2013 and implementation of the remedy was completed in the summer of 2014.
Lake Michigan Bluff Erosion Protection Using a Geocomposite Groundwater Drainage System
Baeten, Ryan J. (author) / Tlachac, Eric J. (author)
2015
9 Seiten, Bilder, Quellen
Conference paper
Storage medium
English
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