A Simple Project Information Management System for A Grout Curtain-Paper

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The paper describes how a simple Project Information Management System (PIMS) can improve data quality, efficiency, analysis, and reporting on small grout curtain projects, even without modern real-time monitoring equipment.<br /><br />A PIMS brings project data into a central database that serves as the single source of truth. Digital forms capture borehole details and grout-stage information, with validation and automated workflows reducing duplicate records, manual effort, and errors. The database can then support interactive dashboards and maps, progress and grout-closure reports, and as-built drawings in PDF and CAD formats. Visualizations can show grout takes and Lugeon values in plan and profile, compare hole series, and reveal spatial trends.<br /><br />The case study concerns a 2,300-foot grout curtain, up to 120 feet deep, installed at Richland Creek Reservoir in Georgia in 2018. A low-cost PIMS allowed field operators to enter daily grouting results, including stage-level grout takes and Lugeon values. The information was made available through an interactive web map and profile viewer, a dashboard, and automatically generated as-built drawings. The system helped the contractor track progress remotely and meet the owner’s reporting needs, while creating a reusable archive for evaluating project performance and informing future work.<br /><br />The authors conclude that even a basic PIMS can deliver meaningful benefits on smaller projects by streamlining data entry and processing, improving reliability, and automating visualization and reporting.

Keywords

Project Information Management System

PIMS

grout curtain

data quality

digital forms

central database

interactive dashboards

as-built drawings

Lugeon values

Richland Creek Reservoir