Pleasant Hill Grayson Creek Trunk Sewer
Project Details
Pilot Tube Guided Boring
- 19 drives totaling over 5,800 feet
- 18-24-inch VCP gravity sewer
Front Steer Guided Boring
- 7 drives totaling over 2,000 feet
- 20-inch HDPE gravity sewer
Geotechnical Conditions
- Medium stiff to stiff lean clay
- Groundwater up to 10′ above crown
Challenges
- Highly constrained work areas
- Limited work hours
- Groundwater infiltration and disposal
Project Overview
As a subconsultant to West Yost and Associates, Bennett Trenchless Engineers provided specialty construction inspection for over 5,800 feet of pilot tube guided boring for the Grayson Creek Trunk Sewer project. The project included over 9,200 total feet of 18-inch and 24-inch gravity trunk sewer pipelines in Pleasant Hill, California. The project was located within residential neighborhoods and along heavily travelled corridors with multiple existing utilities. Trenchless construction solutions were specified to minimize impacts to residents and traffic for construction of the 20-25-foot deep sewer. Additional crossing features included a Bureau of Reclamation 96-inch storm drain with minimal clearance, two creeks, and an archaeologically sensitive area. The trenchless construction included 19 pilot tube guided boring drives and 7 front steer guided boring drives, with a total of 35 shafts. Project challenges included highly constrained work areas with overhead utilities, short construction windows, groundwater infiltration into the shaft , and groundwater disposal. Automated, real-time vibration monitoring was installed on houses near launch and reception pits to assess whether construction activities were creating vibrations that could possibly damage nearby houses.
Bennett Trenchless provided full-time on-site construction inspection services for the pilot tube construction and evaluated the contractor’s VE proposal for use of front steer guided auger boring.
Project Details
Pilot Tube Guided Boring
- 19 drives totaling over 5,800 feet
- 18-24-inch VCP gravity sewer
Front Steer Guided Boring
- 7 drives totaling over 2,000 feet
- 20-inch HDPE gravity sewer
Geotechnical Conditions
- Medium stiff to stiff lean clay
- Groundwater up to 10′ above crown
Challenges
- Highly constrained work areas
- Limited work hours
- Groundwater infiltration and disposal
Project Overview
As a subconsultant to West Yost and Associates, Bennett Trenchless Engineers provided specialty construction inspection for over 5,800 feet of pilot tube guided boring for the Grayson Creek Trunk Sewer project. The project included over 9,200 total feet of 18-inch and 24-inch gravity trunk sewer pipelines in Pleasant Hill, California. The project was located within residential neighborhoods and along heavily travelled corridors with multiple existing utilities. Trenchless construction solutions were specified to minimize impacts to residents and traffic for construction of the 20-25-foot deep sewer. Additional crossing features included a Bureau of Reclamation 96-inch storm drain with minimal clearance, two creeks, and an archaeologically sensitive area. The trenchless construction included 19 pilot tube guided boring drives and 7 front steer guided boring drives, with a total of 35 shafts. Project challenges included highly constrained work areas with overhead utilities, short construction windows, groundwater infiltration into the shaft , and groundwater disposal. Automated, real-time vibration monitoring was installed on houses near launch and reception pits to assess whether construction activities were creating vibrations that could possibly damage nearby houses.
Bennett Trenchless provided full-time on-site construction inspection services for the pilot tube construction and evaluated the contractor’s VE proposal for use of front steer guided auger boring.