Dewatering required for building foundations and utilities. Petmin-Ashtabula will be the home of the first facility in North America dedicated to the production of American-made Nodular Pig Iron, a niche commodity currently imported by foundries in the US metal casting sector.
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Petmin Pig Iron Plant
Ashtabula, Ohio
THE CHALLENGE
Winter installation/operation on Lake Erie, upper fill material to jet through and a high impermeable layer at or near subgrade. Large footprint for building requires multiple pumps running.
THE SOLUTION
Griffin provided Trackpunch jetting installation of a wellpoint system around the perimeter of the foundation to the impermeable layer. Soils were fine in nature and required a sand filter pack enveloping the wellpoint screen and up to the surface to help drain layers of fill.
CLIENT
Beaver Excavating
Owner
Petmin
TIME
2020- 2021
REVENUE
$600,000
GRIFFIN DIFFERENCE
The equipment Griffin provided. We used multiple electric-powered wellpoint pumps (3), a diesel-powered standby pump, winterization equipment consisting of “Thawzall Ground Heating Units” with glycol lines next to the header pipe, discharge pipe and around the pumps with concrete blankets covering the piping and around the pumps. We provided local Union help to meet a stipulation in Bidding Documents to provide local labor participation.
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