Bentonite in Piling
Bentonite usage in Piling:
1. Bentonite slurries are used to prevent soil collapse during both the construction of bored site cast price and pre -boring for driver piles.
2. Facilitates driving for pre cast piles used for driver site -cast piles
Bentonite Caisson Sinking:
Caisson sinking. Monoliths can sunk into place quickly and easily if the cavity between the cast concrete and the excavation if filled with a bentonite slurry.
Bentonite Grouting:
It is used to seal soils against water seepage to interest the capacity of a soil.
Bentonite Diaphragm Walls:
1) Avoid excavation while keeping trench full of bentonite slurry to prevent caving in.
2) Affect neither the strength of the concrete with reinforcing steel under normal works.