SOILTECH successfully installed Vibrating Wire (VW) Piezometer in the gallery of the Bowatenna dam at Naula, Sri Lanka. Five number of VW piezometer were installed to indicate the pore water pressure of the dam for the safety of the dam. SOILTECH is the first Sri Lankan geotechnical engineering company who involved with the installation of the VW piezometer in Sri Lanka. All the drillings and the installations were carried out by the skilled people of the company with minimum impact to the existing environment using advanced technology. The main client of the project is Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka and the remedial works were carried out by the Squire Mech (Pvt) Ltd.
 Drilling in progress inside the gallery |
 Core samples (Diameter 100mm) |
 Covering VW Piezometer using geo textile |
 Installation of VW Piezometer |
 Installed data logger & surcharge protector |
 Indication data from data indicator |