The work with the excavation of the basins in front of the element factory is complicated when large amounts of water collect in the basins in the off hours. Around 10,000 cubic meters of soil is to be moved a day to keep to the schedule, and you can’t do that when there’s water on top. And there has been plenty of water from above in recent weeks.
Slurry pump, tank and hoses
This has led to a somewhat unusual task for Dalbakkegaard Machine Station in Sydlolland. They move out with a slurry pump, tank and hoses to get the water out of the way, so that the contractors can gain access:
At this time of year, we are not too busy with other things, and we usually maintain machines. This is a somewhat varied task, and it is exciting to be able to follow what is happening down there (on the construction site, ed.). You can’t get in there otherwise. It’s crazy how much happens, says Bryan R. Hansen from Dalbakkegaard Maskinstation.
5,000 – 6,000 cubic meters of rainwater
Already from the first of January there has been a need to get the large amounts of rainwater out of the way, and all last week the agricultural machines have been working on tunnels. The work takes place at night so that the hoses are not in the way of the construction machines during the day. It is primarily the machine station’s employees who are responsible for the pump work, but a few days ago Bryan R. Hansen was also out with the pump himself. And it was more than just an ordinary puddle:
I think we pumped away 5,000 – 6,000 cubic meters of water, says Bryan R. Hansen.
Calcified soil can be pressed hard
Dalbakkegaard Maskinstation was already engaged in the work on Northern Europe’s largest construction site. When the excavated soil is mixed with water and lime, it can be compacted so hard that there can be built on top of it. And it has been the machine station’s job to pump water onto the mixture.
Got the task by chance
How did you get the task?
It was very random. The chairman down there needed some pumping, so he went to Super Tires nearby and asked if they knew anyone who could help. And then they said they could ask us. So it has been something like that with someone who knows someone, says Bryan R. Hansen.
No one is indispensable
So when one day he is to drive through the Fehmarntunnel with his family, he has something to talk about:
I’m probably going to say that I’ve been in there doing something. But if it hadn’t been me, it would have been someone else. No one is indispensable, concludes Bryan R. Hansen.
