1.Industry Pain Points & Challenges
In underground engineering and deep foundation pit construction, water pressure and geological conditions are the main hidden dangers:
(1) Groundwater upwelling and leakage: High groundwater levels exert enormous buoyancy on basement floors, leading to severe dampness and leakage problems.
(2) Risk of uneven settlement: Construction on soft silty soil foundations can easily cause the structure to tilt or crack.
(3) Traditional drainage systems are prone to clogging: Traditional blind drains have poor filtration performance; once silt enters, they quickly become ineffective, resulting in poor drainage.
-Difficulty in protecting the structural waterproofing layer: Crushed stones in the backfill soil can easily tear the waterproofing layer during mechanical construction.
2.System Solution Changfeng’s comprehensive solution, “Deep Constraint + Multi-dimensional Drainage,” includes:
(1) Deep Foundation Reinforcement: Geocells are used to form a “raft” foundation in weak soil, transforming dispersed soil into a stable rigid platform through lateral constraint.
(2) Building Exterior Wall/Floor Drainage: Capillary drainage plates or water-storage boards are laid to rapidly dissipate groundwater pressure through physical gaps.
(3) High-efficiency underground space drainage matrix: A permanent, rapid water-drainage network is constructed in the underground space using plastic blind drains and rigid permeable pipes.
(4) Foundation Waterproofing Protection: Sodium bentonite waterproofing blankets (GCL) are used to provide a water-swellable, “self-healing” waterproof layer, serving as the core barrier of the structure.
3. Core Advantages
(1) 40% Increase in Foundation Bearing Capacity: Geocells significantly increase the effective modulus of weak soil layers, reducing building cracking caused by settlement.
(2) Zero Water Accumulation and Drainage Efficiency: The capillary drainage structure combined with plastic blind drains achieves drainage speeds 3 times faster than traditional gravel blind drains, without scaling or clogging.
(3) Easy Installation: Compared to concrete support, the geosynthetic solution improves construction efficiency by over 50%, greatly shortening the exposure time of deep foundation pits.
4.Case Studies & Related Products
Typical Case: Jakarta Metro Foundation Pit Reinforcement and Underground Utility Tunnel Drainage Project, Indonesia.