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Slurry wall
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A slurry wall is a civil engineering technique used to build reinforced concrete walls in areas of soft earth close to open water, or with a high groundwater table. This technique is typically used to
Exposed slurry wall of the World Trade Center at Ground Zero
Exposed slurry wall of the World Trade Center at Ground Zero
Hydromill trench cutter
Hydromill trench cutter
Clamshell-type slurry wall excavator
Clamshell-type slurry wall excavator
A set of slurry wall guide walls before excavation
A set of slurry wall guide walls before excavation
The Bathtub
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The Bathtub refers to the underground foundation area at the site of the World Trade Center and accompanying buildings in New York City. The term bathtub is something of a misnomer, as the area does n
Slurry wall
…component of the top-down tunnelling method also known as Metodo Milano ("Milan method"). Slurry wall construction was used in 1967–1968 to construct the "bathtub" that surrounded the foundations of most of the World Trade Center site in New York City. In the 1980s, the Red Line Northwest Extension project in…
1969 view of the original WTC bathtub looking northeast. The frame of the south tower is on the left. PATH eastbound tunnel F can be seen in the cente
1969 view of the original WTC bathtub looking northeast. The frame of the south tower is on the left. PATH eastbound tunnel F can be seen in the center, penetrating the slurry wall on its way up Cortlandt Street to Hudson Terminal.
A similar view of the "Bathtub" in 2008.
A similar view of the "Bathtub" in 2008.
1969 view of the original WTC bathtub looking northwest. Note PATH eastbound tunnel F supported on a temporary trestle in foreground. Slurry wall with
1969 view of the original WTC bathtub looking northwest. Note PATH eastbound tunnel F supported on a temporary trestle in foreground. Slurry wall with tie-backs can be seen on the left, and the frame of the north tower in the background. Also note the since-removed elevated west-side highway, which ran above West Street (today's West Side Highway).
The "Bathtub" at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
The "Bathtub" at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum