Emergency Response – How Grouting Methods Have Come to The Rescue-Video

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The presentation examines reactive grouting used to address unexpected construction problems, including ground loss, water inflow, infrastructure movement, and excavation instability. Four case studies illustrate different responses: low-mobility and compaction grouting repaired ground loss after a sheet-pile excavation flooded; jet grouting quickly sealed a failing connection between riverfront bulkheads; compaction and low-mobility grouting stabilized areas around deteriorated highway culverts and sinkholes; and permeation grouting repaired leaks through a defective cutoff wall near a settlement-sensitive monument. In each case, grouting was selected or adapted to site conditions, schedule constraints, and the urgency of the problem. The final project used recharge wells and staged grouting to protect groundwater levels while excavation continued. These examples highlight the importance of rapid assessment, monitoring, flexible methods, and coordination among field crews and project teams.

Keywords

reactive grouting

ground loss

jet grouting

compaction grouting

groundwater protection