Gunskirchen waste water plant

In the project of the waste water plant at Gunskirchen, the planning engineers found themselves confronted by alluvial sand to a depth of several metres– the load-bearing layer could only be found at a depth of 15 m. Since conventional methods of pipe-laying come up against their limits at this depth, the planner was called on to find a technically feasible and economically acceptable solution.
 
In view of these problematic ground conditions, the choice was made in favour of a pile-mounted waste water pipe of ductile cast iron. A total of approx. 10 km of waste water pipes were laid. In the most difficult construction section, the DN 500 pipe was mounted on piles over a distance of 1.2 km. The ramming of ductile piles is a very simple system with a very high daily performance. A waste water pipe mounted on piles guarantees that the planned slope can be maintained throughout its complete service life.

Detailed information

Pipes: ductile waste water pipes TYTON^®
Nominal width: DN 500
Lenght: 10,000 m
Piles: uncompressed standing piles