FILTER FABRIC CONTROLS QUICKSAND DURING SEWER CONSTRUCTION

On two recent sewer replacement projects in North Plainfield, New Jersey, rafting of quicksand was economically accomplished using non-woven filter fabric and careful construction procedures. The filter fabric, held down by clean stone, provided the stability necessary for pipe laying, left sufficient voids to de-water by ordinary pumping, and allowed use of stone in an economical depth. Details of the construction sequence are presented in this article.

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• Authors:
  • Lauterwald Jr, H A
• Publication Date: 1990-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 43
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 121
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Construction projects; Cost effectiveness; Filter fabric; Nonwoven textiles; Sewers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Replacing
• Old TRIS Terms: Quicksand
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491760
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM