Created on : December 2011 CASE STUDY CASE STUDY 15 Soil Stabilization M/s Nagpur Casting Co. has constructed a water reservoir for their Pig Iron Plant at Siltara near Nagpur. The water reservoir is 600m x 250m in size and has 8m high embankment all round the reservoir. Two water otlet pipes of 900 mm diameter and made of concrete are situated near the ground level to supply water to the plant. In addition to the two normal water outlet pipes, two more similar pipes of the same diameter have been provided as emergency outlets for emptying the reservoir. It has a seperate water supply system to fill it. The 8m high embankment was built up first and four 900m diameter pipes were placed in position by cutting the embankment and reconstructing the excavated portion of the embankment. T

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