Public Works and Studies, Vertical wick drains

Approval of eighty-two (82) Hellenic Technical Specifications (HTS), the application of which is mandatory in all public works and studies.

ELOT TS 1501-11-03-06-00 Vertical wick drains

Approval of eighty-two (82) Hellenic Technical Specifications (HTS), the application of which is mandatory in all public works and studies.

ELOT TS 1501-11-03-06-00 Vertical wick drains
The purpose of this Technical Specification is to lay down the requirements for subsoil drainage with the insertion of wick drains or prefabricated cylindrical earthquake drains to accelerate the water drainage of soil resources, in order to speed up soil material solidification and, therefore, the completion of the expected subsidence and the shear strength of the soil.