ABSTRACT
This chapter presents 11 case histories from the authors’ experience, with the hope that sharing these experiences will help the reader. They are: sump pumping of large excavation, Aberdeen, UK; wellpointing at Derwent outlet channel, Northumberland, UK; deep wells and relief wells at Tees Barrage, Stockton-on-Tees, UK; ejector wells for shaft dewatering, with high-permeability feature present, UK; and hydraulic failure of base of shaft, UK. They also include: groundwater control by sump pumping and deep wells for shaft, UK; artificial recharge to control settlement: MISR Bank, Cairo, Egypt; artificial recharge to protect drinking water source, UK; low-permeability cut-off wall at Sizewell B Power Station, UK; contamination remediation using cut-off walls and groundwater abstraction at Derby Pride Park, UK; and permanent groundwater control system at Govan Underground Tunnel, Glasgow, UK. Each case history is relevant to different groundwater control techniques and different types of groundwater problems.
