Pat Cashman, Martin Preene

Groundwater Lowering in Construction

A Practical Guide to Dewatering

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This covers the design, construction and environmental management of groundwater control and dewatering works for construction projects, for practising engineers, geologists and hydrogeologists, and Masters level students. With new chapters on monitoring, maintenance and decommissioning of dewatering systems, and case studies.

Produktdetails

• Applied Geotechnics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 918
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 265mm x 187mm x 55mm
• Gewicht: 2350g
• ISBN-13: 9780367504748
• ISBN-10: 036750474X
• Artikelnr.: 60041551

Autorenporträt

The late Pat Cashman was the leading British exponent of groundwater control for his generation, championing a practical and straightforward approach for more than forty years. Dr. Martin Preene draws on thirty years' experience of groundwater control and groundwater management gained with contractors and consultants in more than forty countries worldwide. He currently operates as an independent groundwater specialist via Preene Groundwater Consulting.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Groundwater Lowering: A Personal View and Introduction by Pat M. Cashman
SECTION 1 PRINCIPLES 2 The History of Groundwater Theory and Practice 3
Principles of Groundwater Flow 4 Permeability of Soils and Rocks 5
Groundwater Models 6 Objectives of Groundwater Control 7 Groundwater
Problems for Excavations in Soils 8 Groundwater Problems for Excavations in
Rock SECTION 2 DESIGN 9 Methods for Control of Surface Water and
Groundwater 10 Groundwater Control for Tunnelling Projects 11 Site
Investigation for Groundwater Lowering 12 Assessment of Permeability 13
Design of Groundwater Lowering Systems SECTION 3 CONSTRUCTION 14 Sump
Pumping 15 Wellpoint Systems 16 Deep Well Systems 17 Other Dewatering
Systems 18 Methods for Exclusion of Groundwater 19 Pumps for Groundwater
Lowering Duties 20 Permanent Groundwater Control Systems 21 Environmental
Impacts from Groundwater Control 22 Monitoring of Groundwater Control
Systems 23 Maintenance of Groundwater Lowering Systems 24 Decommissioning
of Groundwater Control Systems 25 Safety, Contracts and Environmental
Regulation 26 Optimization of Groundwater Control Systems 27 Case Histories
28 The Future [TOBY ROBERTS]