Wick Drains

CeTeau wick drains consist of a specially designed polymer core extruded into a unique configuration to transmit maximum water flow on both sides of the core. The core is fully wrapped in a nonwoven geotextile filter jacket that is ultrasonically welded to maintain effective filtration. The CeTeau wick drain construction exhibits a high tensile strength and is resistant to naturally occurring ground acids and alkalis.

The use of CeTeau wick drains can be of significant assistance to increasing the rate of consolidation of very soft and saturated soils, ultimately increasing the shear strength of the soil, such that some engineering structure may be constructed.

The CeTeau wick drains are inserted into the soil by pushing the product to a predetermined depth at adesign spacing distance that shortens the drainage path of the exiting water within the soil to be consolidated. Generally a surcharge load is then applied over the area to be consolidated to further increase the consolidation rate.

CeTeau wick drains have been used extensively throughout the world for many years. The drains have been designed to withstand the significant initial installation stresses that are imposed upon the drain whilst maintaining the longer term performance characteristics that are required of such products including efficient filtration and high drainage flow even under buckled conditions.

 

click here to download technical data
sheet in pdf file format (256kb)

 

click here to download manual
sheet in pdf file format (672kb)