Soil Mixing Wall - System PDF
Soil Mixing Wall - System PDF
Soil Mixing Wall - System PDF
The SMW-System
Mixing self-hardening slurry in-situ with
native soil (SMW) is a cost-effective
technique for the construction of
walls for groundwater control (cut-off
walls), walls for excavation support
(retaining walls) as well as for ground
improvement.
For walls with shallow depths (typically
6 to 15 m) the Bauer Soil Mixing Wall
Method (SMW) has been developed.
The soil is loosened and immediately
mixed with a self-hardening suspension by three adjacent slightly overlapping augers and mixing paddles.
By loosening, conveying and mixing of
the soil, minimum friction between rods
and mixed soil is ensured. Therefore, it
is possible to construct walls effectively
rigs with medium power supply.
At the same time a very homogeneous
soil-cement mixture can be ensured in
order to achieve a good quality of the
wall.
Main advantages of the method are:
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Construction sequence
Step 1:
Excavation of a guide trench for collecting surplus slurry (trench width corresponding to diameter of mixing
tool, depth approx. 50 cm) and align mixing tool with centreline of wall.
Step 2:
Drill mixing tool into the ground in a continuous operation and concurrently inject self-hardening slurry. The
two outer mixing paddles are rotated in opposite direction. The rate of penetration of the mixing tool and the
volume of slurry delivered by the pump are controlled in such a way that no surplus slurry appears on the surface.
Step 3:
After reaching the predetermined design depth, the mixing tool is withdrawn whilst the mixing paddles continue to be rotated. The volume of slurry injected during the withdrawal phase is equal to the displacement volume of the mixing tool.
Step 4:
During the construction of a continuous wall, individual wall panels are installed in an alternating sequence of
primary and secondary panels.
Step 5:
Reinforcing elements required for structural purposes can be inserted into the completed soil mixing wall.
a) Insertion of sheet pile wall elements or steel stanchions into the not fully hardened wall. The spacing between individual stanchions is dependent on the characteristic strength of the hardened wall (arching effect)
and the intensity of static loading.
b) Alternative: Installation of cast-in-situ bored piles in the hardened wall. The spacing between individual piles
is dependent on the characteristic strength of the hardened wall (arching effect).
500 mm 700 mm
Primr / Primary
Primr / Primary
370 mm 550 mm
1.000 mm 1.400 mm
1.000 mm 1400 mm
Sekundr / Secondary
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Productivity factors
favourable conditions
Unfavourable conditions
Soil structure
Soil type
dense to very dense soil, cobbles and boulders embedded in soil, stiff or hard soil, cohesive or organic
soil (reduction of the final strength)
Site geometry
Wall depth
The SMW process is a technique with wide-ranging applications. In order to avoid economical and technical problems
during the construction of the wall and also quality-related problems on the completed wall, the following process-specific
limitations should be taken into account:
Capacity to drill in rocky types of soil or in soils containing cobbles and boulders
Rate of production
Recommended rates of production
favourable conditions:
20 - 24 m per hour
unfavourable conditions
12 - 15 m per hour
(Net production per m of completed wall including overlaps and in-situ mixing)
When determining the theoretical total production it is recommended to apply a utilization rate ranging from 65 80 %
Personnel
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1 mixing plant operator
1 foreman
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Slurry
Components
The slurry mix used in the construction of SMW panels consists normally of:
Cement
OPC or blast furnace cement CEM III/B 32,5 (typical)
Bentonite
Standard bentonite
Additives
(plasticizer, retarder or polymer additions) optional
Admixtures (fly ash) optional
Soil properties:
Particle size distribution, grain size, fines content, organic content, relative density, porosity, groundwater level, groundwater chemistry
The mix design should always - especially in unknown conditions - be determined by suitability tests prior to the start of
construction.
The following tables give values for an initial design of the mix proportions. They should be used for reference only. They
have to be confirmed by suitability tests.
Retaining wall
Bentonite
30 50 kg/m slurry
15 30 kg/m slurry
w/c ratio
2,0 - 4,0
0,5 - 1,0
Cut-off wall
Retaining wall
0,5 - 2 MPa
5 - 15 MPa
Cement
Compressive strength qu
Permeability kf
Cement content in soil
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SMW-Mixing units
The SMW mixing units are available in two dimensions: (SMW 370 and SMW 550).
Wall thickness of 370 mm or 550 mm can be reached.
SMW 550
1455
1845
3355
5165
SMW 370
1000
1400
Technical data:
Rotary drives:
Technical data:
Rotary drives:
Type
Manufacturer
SMW 370
EURODRILL
Type
Manufacturer
SMW 550
EURODRILL
50 rpm
23.6 kNm
25 rpm
51 kNm
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In the SMW method the soil is loosened and mixed with self hardening slurry with three slightly overlapping augers and
mixing paddles.
A SMW-mixing unit consists of four sections:
Section 4:
The rods end with a simple tube extension. This ensures the required depth of the panel,
without the building up of friction.
Section 3:
The mixing area is located right above the augers (Section 2). Counter-rotating and overlapping of the paddles ensures a homogeneous mixing over the whole panel area.
Section 2:
Short augers above the central pilots are moving the loosened soil and the slurry upwards, to
ease the loosening process. The auger flights of the outer strings are smaller in the starter
area of the inner auger to prevent collision of the three augers.
Section 1:
The soil is loosened at the bottom of each auger with two cutting edges and a central pilot bit.
The outer augers are rotating in opposite direction. The starter of the central auger is placed
at a slightly higher position. While cutting the soil, slurry is pumped into the soil through radial
nozzles at the bottom of the augers.
2
1
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BG 18 / BG 20
BG 24 / BG 28
SMW 370
13 m - 14,5 m
15,5 m - 18 m
Installed power
186 kW - 205 kW
261 kW - 313 kW
Crowd pull
200 kN - 260 kN
330 kN
Overall height
19,1 m - 20,9 m
21,8 m - 25,4 m
53 t - 60 t
60 t - 90 t
SMW-unit (recommended)
Panel depth (approx.)
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RG 14 T
RG 16 T
RG 19 T
SMW 370
10,6 m
11,5 m
14,6 m
Installed power
311 kW
570 kW
570 kW
Crowd pull
170 kN
200 kN
200 kN
Overall height
18,3 m
21,5 m
24,7 m
48,5 t
60 t
70 t
RG 21 T
RG 18 S / RG 22 S
RG 25 S
17,1 m
17,5 20,0 m
20,0 m
Installed power
570 kW
570 kW
570 kW
Crowd pull
260 kN
400 kN
530 kN
Overall height
27,6 m
22,1 26,03 m
29,4 m
82,7 t
79 80 t
98 t
SMW-unit (recommended)
SMW-unit (recommended)
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Additional equipment
kW
(ca.)
Slurry mixing station
30
Delivery pump
Agitator tank
Silos
Hydraulic backhoe
Hoses
for conveying cement or bentonite slurry from the agitator to the rig. Typically 1,5 or 2 rubber hose (length to suit site requirements)
for inserting universal beams into the panel of retaining wall. Size of crane
depends on length and weight of beams and vibrator use
18,5
2,2
2x5
50
60
optional
recommended
Guide trench
Delivery
pump
Agitator
tank
SMW-panel
Cement
Silo
SMW-rig
Mixer
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Bentonite
Silo
Quality control
Pumpen
quantity
Pumpmengen
bervs.
dieDepth
Tiefe
Prior to construction:
Suitability test to determine mix design.
Material testing in accordance with QA
plan.
General
Allgemeine
Data
Daten
0,56
2,5
10,0
During construction:
0,0
-1,0
-2,0
-3,0
-4,0
-5,0
-6,0
Equipment
Gerte
Data
daten
-7,0
-8,0
-9,0
-10,0
Depth
Volume
Slurry pressure
Inclination
Inclinometer readings
Neigungsmessung
der
On outerBohrstangen
drill pipes
usseren
Documentation:
All production parameters are monitored recorded and stored inside the rig throughout the construction process and can be
printed out in the form of a quality assurance record for each individual panel.
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Site examples
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