At the University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ, in 1998, the tanking system in the basement of the eight-storey Maths & Science Building had failed. Groundwater levels were above the height of the basement, as the site adjoins a small watercourse called Ilam Stream; and pressure seepage was increasing at a significant rate.
With four “six-inch” de-watering pumps operating, the basement floor was still largely covered with water, and water was seeping in through cold joints in the walls and lift shafts up to nearly 2 metres above the floor level.
The urgent objective was to arrest this water ingress and permanently prevent recurrence.
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