Construction dewatering and groundwater control: new methods and applications

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Theory -- Groundwater in construction -- The geology of soils -- Soils and water -- Hydrology of the ideal aquifer -- Characteristics of the natural aquifers -- Dewatering design using analytical methods -- Groundwater modelling using numerical methods -- Piezometers for groundwater meaurement and monitoring -- Pumping tests -- Surface hydrology -- Geotechnical investigation for dewatering -- Pump theory -- Groundwater chemistry, bacteriology, and fouling of dewatering systems -- Contaminated groundwater -- Piping systems. Practice -- Choosing a method of groundwater control -- Sumps, drains and open pumping -- Deep well systems -- Wellpoint systems -- Ejector systems and other methods -- Groundwater cutoff structures -- Grouting methods -- Dewatering and groundwater control for soft ground tunneling -- Ground freezing -- Artificial recharge -- Electrical Design for dewatering systems -- Long term dewatering systems -- Dewatering costs -- Dewatering specifications, allocation of risk, dispute avoidance, and resolution of disputes.

Building sites. drainage. soil mechanics. 3rd ed. Revised edition of: Construction dewatering / J. Patrick Powers. 1992. Includes bibliographical references and index.