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CUTOFF WALL
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUESBy Louay M. Owaidat
Great Lakes Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC
Levee State-of-the-Practice Symposium
April 22, 2016
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Over 6,000 miles of levees in Sacramento
During Floods – If serious seepage develops, then boils may develop
and failure may occur
Since 1990, the Corps, DWR SAFCA and other local agencies have
launched a levee strengthening program
BACKGROUND
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1990 Test Section / 4 Methods
Sacramento Urban Area Program
Marysville / Yuba City Projects (Including Three Rivers Levee
Improvement Authority and Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency)
American River Common Features
Natomas Levee Improvement Program
Marysville Ring Levee
West Sacramento
Delta
SACRAMENTO AREA SLURRY WALL
HISTORY – 1990 To Present
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REASON FOR THE LEVEE
REPAIRS
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TO PREVENT THIS: LEVEE FAILURE
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TO PREVENT THIS: LEVEE FAILURE
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TO PREVENT THIS: LEVEE FAILURE
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TO PREVENT THIS: LEVEE FAILURE
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Cutoff Wall Construction Technologies
Trench Re-mixing and Cutting Deep Wall Method (TRD)
Cutter Soil Mix Method (CSM)
Deep Soil Mix Method (DSM/DMM)
Conventional Excavation Method (CEM)
Long Stick Excavator
Clamshell Excavation Method
OVERVIEW
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Cutoff Wall Types and Quality Control
Soil-Bentonite (SB)
Soil-Cement-Bentonite (SCB)
Cement-Bentonite (CB)
Self Hardening
Alternative Methods
Slag Cement-Bentonite
Soil-Attapulgite
Cement-Attapulgite
Other
OVERVIEW (CONTINUED)
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Slurry trench excavation involving excavation utilizing conventional and
specialized long stick excavators
Capable of excavation up to 95 feet
Deeper excavations performed utilizing clamshell buckets (over 95 feet)
Excavation performed under an engineered fluid (bentonite slurry) for
trench support
Requires separate ex-situ backfilling mixing operation performed using
track dozers and small excavators
Backfill is placed at lead-in trench or tremie placed and progressively
displaces trench slurry
CONVENTIONAL EXCAVATION
OVERVIEW
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CONVENTIONAL EXCAVATION
EQUIPMENT
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TYPES OF CUTOFF WALLS
Cement-Bentonite
Others
Soil-Bentonite
Soil-Cement-Bentonite
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Constructed utilizing all cutoff wall construction technologies
Permeability of 1 x 10-6 cm/sec or less
Soil can be remixed (if clean and suitable) and used in
backfill material
Approximately 20% spoil disposal required
No structural strength
Requires capping to support loading above the trench
SOIL-BENTONITE (SB)
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Constructed utilizing all cutoff wall construction technologies
Permeability of 1 x 10-6 cm/sec or less
Soil can be remixed (if clean and suitable) and used in
backfill material
Approximately 20% spoil disposal required
Provides minimal strength (30 – 300 psi)
Capping required for curing and protection of cutoff wall
SOIL-CEMENT-BENTONITE (SCB)
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Constructed utilizing conventional excavation technology
Permeability of 1 x 10-6 cm/sec or less
Self hardening slurry; requires no separate backfilling
operations; suitable in areas with limited equipment access;
depth limitations
100% trench spoil disposal required
Provides minimal strength (30 – 300 psi)
Capping required for curing and protection of cutoff wall
CEMENT-BENTONITE (CB)
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SLURRY CUTOFF WALLSDEFINITION:
SUBSURFACE WALLS THAT ACT AS BARRIERS TO
LATERAL FLOW OF GROUNDWATER AND
WATERBORNE CONTAMINANTS
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SLURRY TRENCHING
TECHNIQUE
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SLURRY TRENCHING TECHNIQUE
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SLURRY TRENCHING TECHNIQUE
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SLURRY TRENCHING TECHNIQUE
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SLURRY TRENCHING TECHNIQUE
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SLURRY TRENCHING TECHNIQUE
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SLURRY TRENCHING TECHNIQUE
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HYDRAULIC BARRIERS
SLURRY CUTOFF WALLS
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Soil-Bentonite
Soil-Cement-
Bentonite
Cement Bentonite
Composite walls
Plastic Concrete
HYDRAULIC BARRIERS SLURRY
CUTOFF WALLS
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CASE STUDYCement/Slag Cement Bentonite Cutoff Wall
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American River Common Features
Project Sites L8 and R8
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BATCH PLANT / STAGING AREA
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BATCH PLANT / STAGING AREA
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28 DAY HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY OF 1X10-6 cm/s
28 DAY UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF
50 – 300 PSI
LEVEE RESTORATION - AFTER15 PSI WAS ACHIEVED
10 DIFFERENT MIX DESIGNS WERE EVALUATED
CB SLURRY MIX DESIGN
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SLURRY BATCHING OPERATION
BENTONITE
SLURRY
SLAG
CEMENT
PORTLAND
CEMENT
POLYMAX
CB MIXING
TANK
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SITE L8 – BATCHING OPERATION
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CEMENT BENTONITE CUTOFF WALL
PANEL CONSTRUCTION
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OVER 5,500 MAN HOURS WITH ZERO LOSS TIME
ACCIDENTS
CB WALL EXCEEDED SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
PROJECT COMPLETED ON TIME
PROJECT COMPLETED UNDER BUDGET
CONCLUSION
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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – SACRAMENTO
DISTRICT
HDR
SACRAMENTO AREA FLOOD CONTROL AGENCY
(SAFCA)
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (DWR)
ASCE – SACRAMENTO SECTION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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The trench remixing and deep wall (TRD) method is a
process for excavation and in situ mixing.
The TRD method has been widely employed in Japan
Utilizes a large revolving chain and cutter bar, which is
lowered down to design depth of the cutoff wall and then
moved in horizontal direction
TRD equipment simultaneously excavates and mixes in situ
soils and added slurry resulting in a continuous soil mixed
wall.
TRD OVERVIEW
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TRD wall installation can consist of two steps
Pre-trenching using bentonite slurry to stabilize the trench
Wall production by adding cement grout to the soil-bentonite mixture
in the pre-trenched zone.
TRD equipment, in general, requires a very high
maintenance cost due to the need for frequent repair of
cutter
TRD OVERVIEW (CONTINUED)
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TRD METHOD
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TRD EQUIPMENT
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Cutter soil mixing (CSM) provides for the construction of
retaining and cut-off walls by mixing soil in-situ with a
cement/bentonite grout
The CSM wall consists of adjacent primary and secondary
panels
The CSM wall is constructed using equipment derived from
diaphragm wall cutter technology
Consists of cutting and mixing drums mounted on compact
hydraulic motors
The positioning and verticality of the wall is achieved using
a kelly bar
CSM OVERVIEW
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CSM METHOD
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CSM EQUIPMENT
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Deep Soil Mix Method (DSM/DMM) has been utilized in
United States since 1986
Process involves in-situ mixing utilizing multiple augers
(3 to 6)
Depth capabilities in excess of 200 feet
Applications include excavation support, under seepage
cutoff, liquefaction mitigation and other ground improvement
DSM/DMM OVERVIEW
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DSM/DMM METHOD
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DSM/DMM METHOD
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DSM/DMM METHOD
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DSM/DMM METHOD
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DSM/DMM EQUIPMENT
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CASE HISTORYCALPERS Headquarters Expansion
3rd and Q Streets
Sacramento, CA
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12 miles of slurry walls (3.6 million sf)
Maximum depth to 80 feet
Permeability Requirements: 5 x 10-7 cm/sec
Strength Requirement: 30 psi
Residential and commercial areas
SACRAMENTO, CA
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CALPERS HEADQUARTERS
SITE PLAN
NUMBER AND DIMENSIONS DEPENDENT
ON SPOILS MANAGEMENT
Q STREET
R STREET
3R
D S
TR
EE
T
5T
H S
TR
EE
T
N
Min 50' - 0" (Typ)
EXISTING ALLEY 4T
H S
TR
EE
T
A
A
50' MIN.
CL
CUTOFF WALL
2% MAX 1/20
SECTION A - AWORKING PLATFORM (TYP)
1
1
9'
40'
50'
20'
SOIL-CEMENT WALL
SO
IL-C
EM
EN
T W
ALL BATCH
PLANT
#2
N
BATCH
PLANT
#1
WORKING PLATFORM
SPOILS COLLECTION AREA (TYP.)
40'
Min 9' - 0"(Typ)
CUTOFF WALL INSTALLATION
STARTING POINT
PRE-DRILLING
STARTING POINT
MATERIAL DELIVERIES
ACCESS ROUTE
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CASE HISTORY
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CASE HISTORY
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CASE HISTORY
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CASE HISTORY
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CDSM BATCH PLANT
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SLURRY PREPARATION
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SLURRY PREPARATION
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DSM CORE SAMPLES
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TEST SPECIMENS PREPARED FROM
CORE SAMPLES
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CDSM PANEL
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SINGLE PASS TRENCHING
METHOD
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SINGLE PASS TRENCHING METHOD
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SHEET PILE WALLS
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Focused Applications:
Temporary Excavation Support/Seepage Control
For Environmental Applications
Permanent Seepage Barrier For Environmental
Applications
Used In Conjunction With Other Systems:
Jet Grouted Bottom Seal
Rock Grout Curtains
Funnel And Gate Treatment Systems
SHEET PILE WALLS
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Conventional Hot and Cold rolled sections with interlock
sealants
WaterlooTM Barrier
HDPE and Vinyl Sheets
SHEET PILE WALLS SYSTEMS
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BELLE WV
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DISCUSSION POINTS
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Design Intent
Applicable Construction Method/Site Condition
Risk Analysis/Cost
Uniform Specifications
Lessons Learned
Experience/Qualifications
Permits
Water
Community Involvement
DISCUSSION POINTS