Dewatering

Activity Unit Labour Material
Building Removing Skill Quantity Product
Time-standard (hour)
Laying pipes for top (open) draining
including bedding (x)
lm 0.65 - labourer 31.1 pcs
0.12 m3
terracotta pipe
gravel
Constructing top (open) draining sump
off shaft rings, bottomed
lm 4.0 0.8 labourer 1.353 pcs
0.198 m3
80/75 shaft ring
concrete
Constructing vacuum-well
not deeper than 7.5 m
0.6-2.4 m distances, in loose soil (x)
pcs 0.5
1.5
0.1
0.3
driller
labourer
1.02 m/lm
1 pc
zinc coated steel pipex
perfect well
Constructing vacuum-well
not deeper than 7.5 m
0.6-2.4 m distances, in heavy soil (x)
pcs 0.6
1.8
0.12
0.36
driller
labourer
1.02 m/lm
1 pc
zinc coated steel pipex
perfect well
Constructing point-well 
not deeper than 12 m (x)
(approx. 2.0 m distances, NPS 300-400)
pcs 6.5
19.5
1.3
4.0
driller
labourer
1.02 m/lm
1.02 m/lm
1.02 m/lm
zinc coated steel pipex
perforated casingx
sleeve pipe NPS 200-300
Fitting collector- or force-pipe for
vacuum-well or point-well dewatering
lm 0.3
0.6
0.06
0.12
plumber
labourer
1.02 m NPS 100-NPS 300x
(x) Minimum capacity suggested 4 workers
(xx)  Minimum capacity suggested 3 workers
x  Loss of material when reused estimated 1%
lm = linear meter
NPS = nominal pipe size