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Shriner'S Hospital For Children
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Springfield, MA
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Hospital / Nursing Home
Scope Of Work
A basement in the building has a bottom elevation of four feet below the water table. Ten dewatering wells were installed to keep the work area dry. Four pumps were used to place 1,500 yards of concrete, the largest single pour ever made in Western Massachusetts.
Soil densification was the key to success for this two-story, 110,000 square-foot building. The soil on location was too sandy for state code requirements, so Eastern used a vibrating method to saturate the soil and increase its density. This project marked the first time such a method was used in Western Massachusetts.
