STP 1129

Slurry W alls: Design,

Construction, and Quality
Contro/

David B. Pau!, R ichard R . Davidson, and Nicholas J. Cavalli, editors

ASTM Publication Code Number (PCN)

04-011290-38

ASTM
1916 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA l 9103
Contents

Qverview-0. B. PAUL, R. R. OAVJOSON, AND N. 1. CAVALLI IX

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPERS

History ofSlurry Wall Construction-A. L. RESSI DI CERVIA 3

Making Diaphragm W ali Joints Watertight with the CWS System-P. VAN EL 16

S lurry Walls -Construction Quality Controi-G. J. TAMARO ANO R. J. POLETTO 26

USA Practice Slurry Wall S pecifìcations 10 Years Later-R. A. MJLLETT,

J. Y. PEREZ, ANO R. R. OAVIOSON 42

HAZARDOUS W ASTE

Slurry Trench Cut-Off Walls for Environmental Pollution Control-

w. E. GRUBE, JR. 69
Composite Barrier Slurry W ali-N. J. CAVALLI 78

New Trenching Method Using Synthetic Bio-Polymers-G. R. TALLARO 86

Soil-Pollution Effects on Geotextile Composite Walls-H. Y. FANG, s, PAMUKCU,

ANO R. C. CHANEY 103

Using Slurry Walls to Protect an Historic Building: A Case Study- R. G. GARVIN

ANO J. F. BOWARO 117

Effects of Construction of a Diaphragm W ali Very Close to a Masonry Building-

s. F. CHAN ANO T. F. YAP 128

Design a nd Construction of Cement-Bentonite Cutoff W ali for S. A. Murray, Jr.,

H ydroelectric Station-K. RAMACHANORA ANO C. H. SWAN 140

Concrete Slurry W ali for Temporary and Permanent Foundation W ali at Gallery at
H arborp)ace-Baltimore, Maryland-o. G. GIFFORO ANO J . R. WHEELER 15 1
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S lurry Wall Performance Adjacent to Historic Church- E. w. WINTER,
T. S. NOROMARK, ANO G. TALLARD 164

Materials for S lurry Walls in Waste Chemicals-R. P. KHERA

ANO R. K. TIRUMALA 172

Innovative Aspects of Leachate Containme nt with Composite S lurry Walls: A Case

His tory-M. MANASSERO ANO C. VIOLA 181

Underreamed Drilled S hafts lnstalled Using S lurry Methods- o. A. SCHOENWOLF

ANO D. J. DOBBELS 194

Deep Foundation Elements lnstalled by Slurry W ali Techniques- E. G. JOHNSON,

K. E. JOHNSON, ANO C. M. ERIKSON 207

Quality Control of S lurry C utoff W ali Installations- R. A. BELLANO J. L. SISLEY 225

Construction of Diaphragm Wall a t Wells Dam East Embankment-

o . L. ROBERTS ANO D. M. HO 235

Plastic Concrete S lurry WaJI for Wister Dam-E. o . ERWIN ANO J. M. GLENN 251

SEEPAGE CUTOFFS

Design and Construction of a Plastic Concrete C utoff W ali for the Island Copper
Mine-R. R. DAVIDSON, G. DENISE, B. FINDLAY, ANO R. B. ROBERTSON 27 1

Design, Construction and Performance of a Soil-Bentonite Cutoff W ali Constructed

in T wo Stages-M. A. KHOURY, P. H. FAYAD, ANO R. S. LADD 289

Seepage CutoffWall for Mud Mountain Dam-R. R. DAVISON, J. LEVALLOIS, ANO

K.GRAYBEAL 309

The Construction of "Thin" S lurry Walls and the Supporting Liquid Slurries
Used-H. C. M. BREEK 324

State ofthe Art in Bio-Polymer Drain Construction-s. R. DAY ANO c. R. RYAN 333

STRUCTURAL

Performance of an Internally Braced Slurry-Diaphragm W ali for Excavation

S upport-N. A. BONO, T. K. LIU, ANO C. SOYDEMIR 347

Post Office Square Garage Project- A Case History of Instrumented Slurry W ali
Performance-o. A. SCHOENWOLF, R. V. WHITMAN, E. L. ABBOTT,
ANO J. M. BECKER 361
QuaJity Contro l in Construction of Structural a nd Diaphragm W a li Joints -
K. H. L.EE, C. D. OU. ANO K. W. TSAI 377

Design, Constru ction and P erformance of a Deep Circular Diaphragm W all-

o. A. BRUCE, P. H. C. CHAN, ANO G. J . T AMARO 391

P ermanent Slurry Walls a t Ba!timore Metro's Shot Tower Station- A. PA TEL ANO
R.CASTELLI 403