wellpoint

Thân thiện

A worker installs a wellpoint to lower the water table at the construction site.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A wellpoint is a type of well consisting of a perforated tube that is driven into the ground. Its primary function is to collect water from the surrounding soil or aquifer, typically for purposes like drainage, dewatering an area, or extracting groundwater.

Usage

• A wellpoint is a specific piece of engineering equipment. It is used to describe the physical device itself, not the action of using it.
• It is often part of a larger wellpoint system, where multiple wellpoints are connected to a header pipe and a pump to lower the groundwater level over a wide area, such as at a construction site.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The engineers installed a series of wellpoints around the excavation site to keep it dry.
  • Water was efficiently drawn from the saturated soil through the perforated screen of the wellpoint.

Advanced Usage

• "Wellpoint system": A dewatering system comprising multiple wellpoints connected to a common pump.
  • A deep excavation required a sophisticated wellpoint system to control the water table.

Variants and Related Words

• Wellpointing (n): The process or technique of installing and using wellpoints for dewatering.
  • Wellpointing is a common method for shallow dewatering projects.

Synonyms

• Dewatering well: A well specifically used for removing water from an area.
• Filter point: A similar term sometimes used interchangeably, emphasizing the filtering of water through the perforations.

Related Terms (Contextual)

• Dewatering: The process of removing groundwater or surface water from an area.
• Aquifer: An underground layer of water-bearing rock or sediment from which a wellpoint collects water.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area

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