
Thallwitz / Canitz, 28 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal is currently supplying 400 tonnes of sheet piles to secure the dyke along the River Mulde.
The dyke on the River Mulde provides protection against flooding for the water catchment area of the waterworks in Thallwitz and Canitz (in the rural district of Leipzig). The dyke had ruptured in two places due to the serious flooding experienced at the beginning of June. Helpers who defended the dyke after this were able to protect large parts of the filtering wells which are necessary for the drinking water supply and which are used by both waterworks.
The plan now is to use ArcelorMittal sheet piles to repare both rupture points against further flooding. Pile driving work has already started and will be completed in the coming days.
ArcelorMittal is therefore making a significant contribution to dyke repair, flood protection and beyond this to maintenance of the drinking water supply in the Leipzig conurbation.
It was not just prompt delivery of the Z-shaped AZ 38-700N and the U-shaped PU 18 sheet piles that was an advantage. Thanks to their huge double pile width (1,400 mm and 1,200 mm), driving work can be carried out swiftly. Furthermore the dam will also benefit from long-term protection: the sheet piles offer high resistance to corrosion due to their optimized material thicknesses. They also feature a high moment of inertia which limits deflection of the sheet piles.




English version - Sheet pile walls secure River Mulde dyke in Leipzig district
French version - Parois en palplanches pour sécuriser la digue de la rivière Mulde dans le département de Leipzig
German version - Spundwände sichern Mulde-Deich im Landkreis Leipzig Land
Italian version - Paratia in palancole per messa in sicurezza della diga del fiume Mulde nella regione di Lipsia