Reinforced concrete rings for a well: technical

Creating a water well or septic tank is time consuming and expensive. But there are ways to make it much easier. One of them is the use of special rings made of reinforced concrete, which will be discussed in this article.

Technical description

Prefabricated reinforced concrete rings for wells according to GOST are made of high-quality concrete of the grade not lower than M500 and steel, reinforcing construction, nets.

Options

The above public document indicates the following:

• The thickness of the metal grid located inside must be at least 0.6 mm and not more than 1 mm.

• Dimensions of precast concrete rings for wells in height can be 29 cm, 59 cm, 89 cm and 118 cm. The most common indicator is close to the meter, since it is much simpler in calculations and operation.

• The diameter of these products is also adjustable and can be 70 cm, 100 cm, 150 cm, 200 cm, 250 cm and 300 cm. Marking, for example, for the narrowest ring would look like KS-7.
• Weight ranges from 650 kg to 1500 kg. Consider this when building an auxiliary winch.

Benefits

• Moisture resistance. Such material does not suffer from corrosion or rotting and does not leak water, which makes it ideal for arranging wells of any type.

• Affordable price. The considered rings do not use expensive raw materials and have a simple manufacturing technology.
• High strength. The processing of such a structure requires diamond-coated tools, so that it perfectly withstands the pressure of earth formations and random mechanical effects. (See also Concrete Grinder article: Features.)

• Simple instruction manual. One of the main tasks of reinforced concrete rings is to facilitate the construction of wells at home, with which they successfully cope. Their lowering into the mine is much easier than creating masonry or solid concreting.

• Frost resistance. The coldest winters will not spoil their technical indicators.
• The possibility of making their own hands. Having created a primitive formwork, you can easily pour the necessary forms yourself, thereby saving even more.

Tip: if you need a large number of the products in question, it is recommended to consider the possibility of purchasing a special blank for their creation. So you will significantly reduce the cost of buying ready-made rings and be able to avoid the time-consuming process of making wooden formwork.

• Increased safety during the construction of the well. They eliminate the possibility of a collapse, propping up the ground with their walls. But if you sink to the bottom of a deep hole to remove brickwork, there is always the risk of being covered with chernozem.

Application technology

The use of reinforced concrete rings has some features that you should know:

• It is possible to install products into an already finished pit using a tripod and a winch or to dig under them directly, which is much safer. (See also the article Heater for concrete: features.)

Tip: Using a more secure method of installation, choose rings with a larger diameter. This is necessary so that you can comfortably carry out earthworks inside them.

• Using the technology of digging, remove the soil is not completely from under the concrete. There should be a kind of earthen columns opposite each other, which are then knocked out, and the structure settles under its weight. To speed up such a process you can get on top of it and jump.
• Rings should be well fixed between each other at the joints to eliminate the possibility of displacement. To do this, use special brackets or locks "groove-spike", which can be done independently. At the same time, remember that cutting of reinforced concrete with diamond circles is carried out.
• Watch carefully for the process of lowering a concrete product. If it suddenly begins to fall on one of the sides, transfer your efforts to the ground under the billowing part, then the structure will align.
• Concrete bottoms, covers with hatches and support rings are used simultaneously with the samples described. All these components allow us to make the well structure the most convenient and rational.

Conclusion

The above products will significantly facilitate the process of building a well, make it high-quality and durable. Installing bricks or pouring monolithic concrete walls will take much longer, take an incredible amount of energy and make you spend a lot of money. It is better to choose a more rational solution path and dwell on the use of reinforced concrete rings.

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