Inventors:
Thomas S. Burton - Ogden UT, US
Corey R. Milne - Ogden UT, US
Steven R. Day - Littleton CO, US
International Classification:
E02B 7/02
Abstract:
Slurry walls and methods of using those slurry walls to seal unlined solar ponds are provided. The slurry walls are formed from a mixture comprising clay and cement in water. A trench is keyed into the dike surrounding the solar pond, down to a geotechnically predetermined level. The slurry is deposited into the trench and allowed to harden, after which it is covered with a membrane or other covering. The inventive slurry walls reduce, and preferably prevent, leakage of water from the solar pond.