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Shoring

A slurry wall is a narrow trench filled with a slurry mixture composed of bentonite clay and water, enabling it to resist pressure from the surrounding earth. What type temporary support is this?
A. Bracing
B. Sheeting
C. Underpinning
AnswerB. It is a type of sheeting.

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  1. Unknown4/27/11, 7:09 PM

    Your answer is incorrect. A slurry wall is not a type of sheeting. The term "sheeting" only applies to a shoring wall when large, sheet piles made of corrugated steel are placed in an interlocking configuration. A slurry wall does not use sheet steel.

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  2. Building Simply4/27/11, 8:30 PM

    If you've read Kaplan, lesson 2 has a description of slurry wall as a type of sheeting. An additional description in this question should include that after competing excavation of the trench, reinforcing steel and concrete is placed and the slurry is pumped out.

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