Modesto Irrigation District Stanislaus County, California USA
Installation of 60" (1.52M) diameter drinking water pipe |
Towable Soil Cement Plant for mixing cement and water to native soil to produce a soil cement slurry backfill material at high production rates, 200-250 T/hr (181-227 Metric T/hr)
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The contractor successfully removed sandy-loam, native soil from the trench for the 60" (1.52M) diameter water pipe; processed the soil through the Soil Cement Plant adding cement and water; and used the resulting wet soil cement material (flowable backfill) for bedding around the pipe. |
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Excavated soil dug from trench used to fill canal bottom providing a path for processing equipment
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Excavated soil in canal bottom provides a low flow channel for canal water
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Excavator used to dig soil out of canal bottom and load it into soil processor
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The soil processor added kiln dust, water and mixed the soil to make a flowable backfill
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Flowable backfill being discharged over the 60" diameter pipe to spring line. Care was taken not to float the pipe
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Front end loader was used to backfill over the top of the pipe and compact the soil
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