Soil and groundwater

Groundwater

Our landscape cannot exist without groundwater. It keeps trees and plants alive, and part of the groundwater is turned into drinking-water. In some parts of the Netherlands, the groundwater level is high and only after a few scoops the water wells up. In other regions one must dig deeper before the water wells up. lees meer »

Soil

The Dutch soil consists for a large part of soft peat. For the HSL, this implies that the line must have solid foundations to prevent subsidence. This is realised by means of a so-called no-recess slab, a construction of concrete slabs resting on concrete piles. lees meer »