Part 11

HYDRAUGERS/ HORIZONTAL DRAINS

Hydraugers

The

Ranso e !onstru"t#on !o$ %egan #nsta&&#ng hor#'onta& dra#ns #n the Oa(&and H#&&s #n 1)*+, and others %egan us#ng the a&ong the Pa"#-#" !oast H#gh.ay #n Santa /on#"a 0sho.n here1 a -e. years &ater$

Hor#'onta& dra#ns, or 2hydraugers,3 .ere -#rst used to e--e"t &ands&#de re4a#rs underta(en %y the E$ L$ Ranso e !onstru"t#on !o$ #n Oa(&and, !A #n 1)*+$ These are ad5an"ed on a s&#ght&y u4.ard s&o4e to 4ro ote gra5#ty -&o. out othe "ased %oreho&e /ost state DOTs use hydraugers to enhan"e &ong6ter s&o4e sta%#&#ty oh#gh.ay "uts and -#&&s$

Ty4#"a& se7uen"e -o&&o.ed #n dr#&&#ng hydrauger dra#ns #nto h#&&s#des to dra.do.n .ater &e5e&s$ Note ho. 2(no"(6o--3 dr#&& %#t #s &e-t #n the ho&e a-ter re5ers#ng the ste "as#ng$ The s&otted .e&& "as#ng #s #nserted #ns#de the "as#ng %e-ore #t #s retra"ted out o- the ho&e$

Ty4#"a& array od#s4osa%&e dr#&& %#ts used -or hydraugers

The or#g#na& hydrauger
dr#&& r#gs, &#(e that sho.n at &o.er &e-t, .ere 5ery %as#" and #ntent#ona&&y &#ght and 4orta%&e, o4erated %y s a&& "re.s o- 1 to 8 en 9ensen Dr#&&#ng oPort&and #s a &ead#ng anu-a"turer o- su"h r#gs

Hydraugers "an %e 4&a"ed us#ng -an6sha4ed arrays %eneath e:#st#ng stru"tures and ad;o#n#ng r#ght6o-6.ay, 4ro5#ded 4er #ss#on #s se"ured -ro ad;a"ent o.ners

Ty4#"a& -anned arrays o- hydraugers used to sta%#&#'e trou%&ed s&o4es -ro te 4orary 2dr#&&#ng 4ads,3 e:"a5ated -or that 4ur4ose$ Don<t -orget to th#n( a%out .here the d#s"harge .#&& -&o. to.ards, natura&&y$

Hydrauger dr#&&#ng r#gs

Dr#&&#ng r#gs -or #nsta&&#ng hydrauger dra#ns "o e #n a .#de 5ar#ety o- ty4es and s#'es, o-ten des#gned and %u#&t %y the "ontra"tors the se&5es$ The#r #n"reas#ng a%#&#ty to 4er-or d#re"t#ona& dr#&&#ng a(es the an #n5a&ua%&e too& -or #nsta&&#ng su%dra#nage

So e ho e6%u#&t hydraugers "an %e %ro(en do.n #nto &#ght.e#ght "o 4onents, .h#"h "an %e re6asse %&ed #n re ote &o"at#ons, &#(e that sho.n here, .h#"h #s 4o.ered %y hydrau&#"s -ro a "o 4ressor &o"ated at the "rest o- the s&o4e$

D#s"harge -ro hydrauger dra#ns "an eas#&y %e easured us#ng a = ga&&on %u"(et, as sho.n here$ D#s"harge as great as 1 #&&#on g4d ha5e %een do"u ented o5er the years$

Hydraugers need to %e a#nta#ned #- they d#s"harge hard .ater$ !ar%onate "an %e "&eansed -ro the "as#ng s&ots us#ng a stand4#4e -#&&ed .#th a 1+> H!& so&ut#on -or ?* hours$

A%out the Presenter

9$ Da5#d Rogers, Ph$D$, P$E$, P$G$ ho&ds the @ar& A$ Hasse& ann !ha#r #n Geo&og#"a& Eng#neer#ng at the /#ssour# Un#5ers#ty oS"#en"e B Te"hno&ogy$ He "an %e "onta"ted at rogersdaC st$edu

Professor Rogers owned engineering consulting firms in Los Angeles and San Francisco and a general engineering contracting firm prior to entering academia. Professor Rogers served as Chair of the Building Codes Committee of the Association of Environmental & Engineering eologists !etween "##$%#& and was AE representative to the 'nternational Conference of Building (fficials )'CB(* while the "##"+ "##, and "##& -BC.s and /$$$ 'BC were developed. Since "#0, he has taught short courses on grading and e1cavation codes for 'CB(+ the -niversit2 of 3isconsin+ -niversit2 of California+ the Association of Ba2 Area overnments and the Cit2 of Los Angeles.