Case Study
General Electric Wastewater Treatment Facility
Project DescriPtion Large-scale renovations and improvements to the existing General Electric (GE) facility in Schenectady, New York included the construction of a new Wastewater Treatment Facility. The facility building containing tanks, pumps and other fixtures was supported on a new 36-ft by 85-ft by 2-ft thick mat slab foundation. Geotechnical conDitions Subsurface conditions encountered at the building location generally consisted of