Construction of a seepage barrier in the existing dike along the river Elbe using the Mixed-in-Place method.

 

Strehla is a characteristically medieval small town in the district of Meißen in Saxony. It lies on the Elbe river north of Riesa. The name comes from the old sorbian strěla and means "arrow" or possibly "water arm".

 

The Elbe is a Central European river that originates in the Czech Republic, flows through Germany and flows into the North Sea. It is the only river that drains Bohemia, surrounded by low mountain ranges, towards the North Sea.

 

The best known waters of its catchment area are the Vltava, the Mulde, the Saale, the Havel with the Spree and the Elde with the Mueritz. The upper reaches of the river are characterised by the low mountain range, while the lower reaches are followed by two glacial valleys of the North German lowlands.

 

Measured by the size of its catchment area of 148,300 km², it is the fourth largest river in Central Europe according to the list of rivers in Europe behind the Danube, the Vistula and the Rhine, followed by the Oder and Memel rivers.

 

 

 

Employer: Landestalsperrenverwaltung d. Freistaates Sachsen

 

Client: Landestalsperrenverwaltung d. Freistaates Sachsen

 

Scope of Works: 26000 m² Mixed-in-Place Cut-off Wall; thickness 40 cm; depth up to 12 m

 

Equipment: RG 16

 

Geology: gravel, sand, silt

 

Construction period: 2014