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  1. The Sequence of Vertical Drainage Wick Installation: The sequence of vertical drainage wick installation will be as directed by the Project Engineer and/or specifications in conjunction with all “as-built” drawings and logs. All vertical drainage wicks will go to maximum allowable/”anchorable” depths or until refusal as defined in the specs and logs. Installation is also contingent on obstructions both above and below ground.

2. Method of Vertical Drainage Wick Installation
  1. Thread the vertical drainage wick off the wick roll/spool, up the wick tube, and over the top wick roller and down through the mandrel.
  2. Place the drainage wick through or around the anchoring device and tuck the loose end of the wick up into the mandrel about 6-8 inches. Pull the drainage wick’s excess slack tight through the mandrel and vertical drainage wick tube by reversing the vertical drainage wick roll by hand. By reversing the vertical drainage wick spool or wick roll, the anchoring device will retract up tight against the bottom tip of the mandrel. This will prevent dirt or mud from entering the mandrel during the insertion of the mandrel into the ground.
  1. Move the machine/mandrel to the specified vertical drainage wick location and insert the mandrel with anchoring device in place using static force (and/or vibratory force if necessary) into the ground to the desired depth.

  1. Extract the mandrel, leaving the anchoring device and the completed or installed vertical drainage wick in place, uncontaminated and at the proper depth.

  2. Cut the vertical drainage wick off at the contract-specified length above the working surface.

 
  1. Check the vertical drainage wick installation machine mast to make sure it is plumb. Use hydraulic controls to correct if not within specifications.

 
  1. Splicing Vertical Drainage Wick: Vertical Drainage Wick is supplied on wick rolls. Each wick roll will hold about one thousand feet of drain or 305 meters. Once the wick roll is used up, a splice is necessary to add the next wick roll. To splice, cut the end of the previous wick roll at an angle and stuff it inside the end of the new wick roll. Then staple them both together as shown.

 

 
 

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