Wick Drain definition
Wick Drain means a prefabricated strip that is inserted into the ground for draining water and consolidating compressible soils or sediments.
Wick Drain means a prefabricated drainage strip which is driven into the ground for the removal of pore water from the soil, therefore consolidating compressible soils. The wick drain design allows for escaping water to follow gravitational forces and to drain downwards or upwards into granular drainage layers or to the ground surface. strip that is inserted into the ground for draining pore water and consolidating compressible soils or sediments.
Wick Drain means a drainage system that can be located below pavement structures, and are designed to collect and convey subsurface water preventing that water from impacting the Subgrade or pavement structure.
Examples of Wick Drain in a sentence
Provide prefabricated Drain, AmerDrain 500 as manufactured by American Wick Drain Corporation, Delta Drain 6000 as manufactured by Corsella-Dörken Products, Inc., J-DRain 400 as manufactured by US Fabrics, Inc.
Dike closure sections, after PURCHASER’s Phase 2 Tank erector completes construction or releases the Work areas; • Concrete ditches; • Finished grading and paving; and • Design of Wick Drain System, except required drainage plans.
Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, the Contractor will not be held responsible for any defects or failures of these select fills to the extent directly resulting from the design and advance installation of such wick drains by the Province pursuant to the Wick Drain Contract.