Em 1110-2-3506 - Grouting Technology 1

CECW-EG Department of the Army EM 1110-2-
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3506

Engineer Washington, DC 20314-1000
Manual 20 January 1984
1110-2-3506
Engineering and Design
GROUTING TECHNOLOGY
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Department OF THE AR~ EY 1110-2-3506
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
DAEN-ECE-G Washington, 0. C. 20314
Engineer Manual
No. 1110-2-3506 20 January 1984

GROUTING TECqNOL05Y
1. Purpose. This manual provides technical criteria and gutdance for civil
works grouting applications. Information on procedures, materials, and
equipment for use in planning and executing a groutl~g project is included,
and types of problems that might be solved by grouting are discussed. MethodS
of grouting that have proven to be effective are described and various types
of grouts and their proportions are listed.
2. Applicability. This manual is applicable to all field operating

activities having civil works responsibilities.
3. Discussion. Grouting in civil works activities is performed as: (a) an

increment of permanent construction, (b) a post-construction remedtal
treatment, and (c) an Increment of expedient construction or repair.
FOR THE COMMANDER:
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Colo 1, Corps of Engineers
Ch f of Staff
DEPMT~NT OF ~ ARMY ~ 1110-2-3506
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, D. C. 20314
E~ineer Manual 20 January 1984

No. EM 1110-2-3506

GROUTING TECHNOLOGY
Table of Contents
Subject Paragraph w
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
Purpose and Scope 1-1 1-1

Applicability 1-2 1-1
References 1-3 1-1
Changes 1-4 1-1
General Considerations 1-5 1-1
Terminology 1-6 1-1
CHAPTER 2. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS OF GROUTING
Purposes 2-1 2-1

Limitations 2-2 2-1
Selection of Methods of Treatment 2-3 2-2
CHAPTER 3. GEOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTIGATION

AND DESIGN
Rock Types 3-1 3-1

Structural Geology 3-2 3-3
Geohydrology 3-3 3-4
Investigation Methods 3-4 3-6
Test Grouting 3-5 3-8
CHAPTER
4. PLANNING AND PROCEDURES
Considerations 4-1 4-1

Planning Considerations 4-2 4-2
Quality Management 4-3 4-2
Grout Hole Drilling 4-4 4-3
Types of Treatment 4-5 4-6
Grouting tlethods 4-6 4-13
Foundation Drainage 4“7 4-19
This manual supersedes EM 1110-2-3501 dated 1 Jul 66 and EM 1110-2-3503

dated 19 Aug 63.
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Subject Paragraph -
CHAPTER 5. GROUT ~TERIALS
Grout Materials 5-1 5-1

Portland Cement Grout Mixtures 5-2 5-5
Special Cements and Mixtures 5-3 5-9
Mixture Adjustments 5-4 5-1o
Chemical Grouts 5-5 5-14
Asphalt Grouts 5-6 5-15
Clay Grouts 5-7 5-15
CHAPTER 6. EQUIPMENT
Introduction 6-1 6-1
Drilling and Grouting Equipment 6-2 6-1
Special Monitoring Equipmellt 6-3 6-29
CHAPTER 7. APPLICATION TO WATER RETENTION STRUCTURES
Concrete Dams 7-1 7-1

Earth and Rockfill Dams 7-2 7-5
CHAPTER 8. APPLICATION TO TUNNELS, SHAFTS, AND

CMBERS
General Applications 8-1 8-1

Purposes of Grouting 8-2 8-1
Applications 8-3 8-1
CHAPTER 9. APPLICATION TO NAVIGATION STRUCTURES
General 9-1 9-1

Foundation Treatment 9-2 9-1
Repairs 9-3 9-1
Grout Curtain Through the Lock Area 9-4 9-2
CHAPTER 10. APPLICATION TO BUILDING FOUNDATIONS
General 1o-1 10-1

Pregrouting Investigation 10-2 10-1
Soil Stabilization 10-3 10-1
Rock Foundations 10-4 10-3
CHAPTER 11. PRECISION AND SPECIALTY GROUTING
General Statement 11-1 11-1

Scope 11-2 11-1
Applications 11-3 11-1
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CHAPTER 12. PERFORMANCE OF WORX

Contracts 12-2 12-1
Hired Labor 12-3 12-1
CHAPTER 13. FIELD PROCEDURES

Drilling Operation 13-2 13-1
Grouting Operations 13-3 13-3
Completion of Grouting 13-4 13-9
CHAPTER 14. METHODS OF ESTIMATING

Test Grouting 14-2 14-1
Grouting Records 14-3 14-1
Evaluation of Exploration Borings 14-4 14-5
“Unit Take” Estimates 14-5 14-1
Bid Items 14-6 14-2
CHAPTER 15. RECORDS AND REPORTS
General 15-1 15-1

Records 15-2 15-6
APPENDIX A. REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
References A-1 A-1

Bibliography A-2 A-3
APPENDIX B. EXAMPLE: FIELD PROCEDURE FOR

CLARENCE CANNON DAN B-1
APPENDIX C. PRESSURE COMPUTATION SAMPLES c-1
APPENDIX b. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SANDED GROUTS D-1
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1-1. -“ This manual provides technical criteria and guidance for civil
works grouting applications. Information on procedures, materials, and equip-
ment for use in planning and executing a grouting project is included, and
types of problems that might be solved by grouting are discussed. Methods of
grouting that have proven to be effective are described and various types of
grout and their proportions are listed. The manual discusses grouts composed
primarily of cementitious suspensions and additives although other types are
mentioned.
1-2. Applicability-. This manual is applicable to all field operating activi-

ties responsible for the design and construction of civil projects.
1-3. References. See Appendix A for list of references.
1-4. -“ Users of this manual are encouraged to submit recommended

changes or comments to ‘improveit. Comments should be keyed to the specific
page, paragraph, and line of the text in which the change is recommended. Rea-
sons should be provided for each comment to ensure understanding and complete
evaluation. Cements should be prepared using DA Form 2028 (Recommended
Changes to Publications) and forwarded directly to HQUSACE (DAEN-ECE-G) WASH DC
20314.
1-5. General Considerations. Grouting in civil works activities is performed

as: (a) an increment of permanent construction, (b) a postconstruction re-
medial treatment, and (c) an increment of expedient construction or repair.
Examples of permanent construction are curtain grouting in the foundations for
a dam and ground stabilization of foundation materials for large buildings.
%xamples of postconstruction remedial treatment include grouting voids under
concrete structures and reducing leakage through a dam foundation or abutment.
Grouting is used for both temporary and permanent treatments. It should be
considered in combination with other appropriate types of treatment for best
results. Other types of treatment may include excavation, compaction, con-
crete cutoff walls, slurry trenches, impervious blankets, drainage blankets
and filter zones, relief wells, drilled drains, sheet pile cutoff, dental con-
crete, grouting and drainage tunnels and galleries, underpinning, and struc-
tural foundations. Purposes of expedient grouting include repair of roadways
and cofferdams, and stability and groundwater control during construction.
1-6. Terminology.
a. Alkali-Aggregate Reaction. Chemical reaction in grout between alka-

lies (sodium and potassium) from portland cement or other sources and certain
constituents of some aggregates; under certain conditions, deleterious expan-
sion of the grout may result.
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b. Aquiclude. A body of relatively impermeable rock or soil that is

capable of absorbing water slowly but functions as an upper or lower boundary
of an aquifer and does not transmit groundwater rapidly enough to supply a
well or spring.
. Aquifer. A stratum or zone below the surface of the earth capable of

produ~ing water as from a well.
d. Aquitard. A confining bed that retards but does not prevent the flow
of water to or from an adjacent aquifer; a leaky confining bed.
e. Area Grouting. Grouting of a shallow zone in a particular area that

utilizes holes arranged in a pattern or grid. This type of grouting is some-
times referred to as blanket or consolidation grouting.
f. Bentonite. A clay composed principally of minerals of the ❑ontmoril-

lonite group, characterized by high adsorption and very large volume change
with wetting.
g“ Blanket Grouting. As stated in e above.
h. Bursting Pressure (Grouting Equipment). The pressure at which equip-

ment becomes inoperative.
i. Cement Factor. Quantity of cement contained in a unit volume of

grout, expressed as weight or volume.
j. Cementitious Factor. Quantity of cement and cementitious materials

contained in a unit volume of concrete, grout, or mortar, expressed as weight
or volume.
k. Circuit Grouting. Grouting in a continuous manner with a grout ci-rcu-

lating from the pump to the bottom of the zone to be treated and back to the
P-.
1. Coefficient of Permeability (to Water). As stated in ad below.
m. Colloidal Grout. A grout that has an artificially

.— induced cohesive-
ness, or the ability to retain the dispersed solid particles in suspension;
i.e., a grout mixture that does not settle or bleed.
n. Consolidation Grouting. As stated in e above.
o. False Set. The rapid development of rigidity in a freshly mixed

grout without the evolution of much heat. Such rigidity can be dispelled and
plasticity can be regained by further mixing without the addition of water.
Premature stiffening, hesitation set, early stiffening, and rubber set are
other terms that refer to the same phenomenon.
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P. Final Set. A degree of stiffening of a grout mixture greater than

initial set, generally stated as an empirical value indicating the time in
hours and minutes that is required for cement paste to stiffen sufficiently to
resist the penetration of a weighted test needle.
q. Flash Set. The rapid development of rigidity in a freshly mixed

grout, usually with the evolution of considerable heat, and rigidity cannot be
dispelled nor can plasticity be regained by further mixing without the addi-
tion of water; also referred to as quick set or grab set.
r. Free Water. Water that is free to move through a soil mass under the
influence of gravity. Other terms are gravitational water, groundwater, and
phreatic water.
s. Grout. A mixture of cementitious or noncementitious material, with

or without aggregate, to which sufficient water or other fluid is added to
produce a flowing consistency.
t. Grout Placement. The introduction of grout by gravity or pressure

into voids; usually accomplished by grouting through pipes placed in the
medium to be grouted or through drilled open holes penetrating the medium.
u. Grout Take. The volume of grout placed.
v. Heat of Hydration, Heat generated by chemical reactions of cementi-

tious materials with water, such as that evolved during the setting and harden-
ing of portland cement.
w. Hydrofracturing. The fracturing of an embankment or underground

strata by pumping water under a pressure in excess of the tensile strength and
minor principal stress.
x. Hydrostatic Head. The pressure produced by the height of a fluid

above a given point.
Y. Initial Set. A degree of stiffening of a grout mixture generally

stated as an empirical value indicating the time in hours and minutes that is
required for cement paste to stiffen sufficiently to resist the penetration of
a weighted test needle.
z. Neat Cement Grout. A fluid mixture of cement and water or the hard-
ened equivalent of such mixtures. Also called neat slurry.
aa. Packers. Expandable mechanical or pneumatic devices used to seal a

hole or isolate portions of a hole.
ab. Perched Groundwater. Any groundwater separated by unsaturated rock

from an underlying body of groundwater.
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ac. Perched Water Table. The water table above an impermeable bed under-
lain by unsaturated rock or soil of sufficient permeability to allow ❑ovement
of groundwater.
ad. Permeability (Laboratory) (to Water, Coefficient of). The rate of

discharge of water under laminar flow conditions through a unit cross-sectional
area of a porous medium under a unit hydraulic gradien~ and standard tempera-
ture conditions, usually 20°C.
. Pore Pressure. Stress transmitted through the pore water (water

filli~~ voids). Also called neutral stress and pore-water pressure.
af. Pressure Testing. Test performed to measure the rate at which water
can be forced into a hole under a specific pressure.
ag. Pressure Washing. A process of washing between holes to remove mud

and loose material from cracks and seams in the rock. In effect, it is a
sluicing operation whereby water or air and water alternately are introduced
under pressure into a hole and allowed to vent into adjacent cracks or escape
from one or more adjacent holes.
ah. Primary Hole. The first series of holes to be drilled and grouted,
usually at the maximum allcwable spacing.
ai. Primary Permeability. The permeability of intact rock, rather than

permeability due to fracturing.
aj . Primary Porosity. The porosity that develops during final stages of

sedimentation or that was present within the sedimentary particles at the time
of deposition.
ak. Refusal. The point during grout injection when little or no grout
is accepted under the maximum allowable pressure ‘or other specified
conditions.
al. Secondary Hole. The second series of holes to be drilled and

grouted, spaced midway between primary holes. ,
am. Section. A linear or areal subdivision of the grout treatment pat-

tern without regard to the depth of treatment.
an. ~. An area where water oozes from the earth.
ao. Series Grouting. Similar to stage grouting, except each successively

deeper zone is grouted by means of a newly drilled hole, eliminating the need
for washing grout out before drilling the hole deeper.
ap. Split Spacing. The procedure by which additional grout injection

holes are located equidistant from previously grouted holes.
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aq. w“ A stage is one complete operational cycle of drilling,

cleaning, pressure washing, pressure testing, pressure grouting, and grout
cleanout within a zone. Depths of stages in any hole depend on conditions
encountered in drilling that dictate where drilling should stop and grouting
commence.
ar. Stage Grouting. The grouting of progressively deeper zones in

stages. Previously emplaced grout is removed prior to hardening, the hole is
drilled to a deeper depth, and another stage is emplaced.
Stop Grouting. The grouting of a hole beginning at the lowest zone

(bott~~i after the hole is drilled to total depth. Packers are used to iso-
late the zone to be grouted.
at. Sulfate Attack. Harmful or deleterious reactions between sulfates

in soil or groundwater and grout.
au. Tertiary Hole. The third series of holes to be drilled and grouted,
spaced midway between previously grouted primary and secondary holes.
av. Thixotropy. The property of a material that enables it to stiffen

in a short period, on standing, and to regain its initial viscosity by mechan-
ical agitation; the process is reversible.
aw. Time of Setting.
(1) Final setting time. The time required for a freshly mixed grout to
achieve final set (harden).
(2) Initial setting time. The time required for a freshly mixed grout
to achieve initial set.
ax. Unit Weight. The weight of freshly mixed grout per unit volume,
often expressed as pounds per cubic foot.
ay. Viscosity. Friction within a liquid due to mutual adherence of its

particles; i.e., the “thickness” of a mixture.
az. Void Ratio. The ratio of the volume of void space to the volume of
solid particles in a given soil ❑ ass.
ba. Washing. The physical act of cleaning a hole by circulating either

water, water and air, acid washes, or water and dissolved chemical substances,
through drill rods or tremie pipe in an open hole.
bb . Water/Cement Ratio (Cement Only). The ratio of the amount of water

to the amount of cement in a grout mixture, expressed by weight or volume.
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bc. Water/Cement Ratio (Total Cementitious Materials). The ratio of the

amount of water to the amount of total cementitious materials in a grout mix-
ture, expressed by weight or volume.
bd . Water Table. The upper surface of a saturation zone, except where

that surface is formed by an impermeable body.
be. Working Pressure. The pressure adjudged best for any particular set
of conditions encountered during grouting. Factors influencing the determina-
tion are size of voids to be filled, depth of zone to be grouted, lithology of
area to be grouted, grout viscosity, and resistance of the formation to frac-
ture or uplift.
bf. Zone. A predetermined subdivision of the overall depth of grout

treatment. A single zone may make up the full depth of treatment, or the
depth of treatment may be divided into several zones.
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CNAPTER 2
PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS OF GROUTING
2-1. Purposes. Pressure grouting involves the injection under pressure of a

liquid or suspension into the voids of a soil or rock mass or into voids be-
tween these materials and an existing structure. The injected grout must
eventually form either a gel or a solid within the treated voids, or the
grouting process must result in the deposition of suspended solids in these
voids. The primary purposes of pressure grouting a soil or rock mass are to
improve the strength and durability of the mass and/or to reduce the perme-
ability of the mass. This manual provides guidance in the’use of pressure
grouting as a means to improve existing or anticipated subsurface conditions.
Information on procedures, materials, and equipment for use in planning and
executing a grouting project is included, and types of problems that might be
solved by pressure grouting are discussed. Methods of pressure grouting that
have proven to be effective are described, and various types of grouts and
their properties are listed.
a. Permeability Reduction. Grouting applications relating to perme-

ability reduction include: (1) in association with other measures, reduction
of hydrostatic forces acting on the base of water retention structures and on
tumel linings; (2) reduction of reservoir water loss; (3) in association with
other measures, inhibition of internal erosion of foundation and embankment
materials; and (4) facilitation of excavation by stabilization, consolidation,
andjor water control. For those applications involving structural safety
(i.e. hydrostatic force reduction and erosion inhibition) grouting is not to
be considered as the sole defense. Multiple defenses, such as grouting in as-
sociation with drains and/or filters, are to be used.
b. Improvement of Mechanical Properties. Grouting applications relating

to mechanical property improvement include: (1) enhancement of bearing capac-
ity, and (2) consolidation of overburden or highly fractured rocks to facili-
tate surface or underground excavations.
c. Void Filling. Grouting may be necessary to fill both surface and sub-
surface voids.
d. Stabilization and Lifting. Grouting is used for the stabilization of

foundations and for lifting and stabilization of footings, slabs, and
pavements.
2-2. Limitations. There are two general types of limitations that apply to
grouting: (1) limitations inherent in the physical nature of the grouting ma-
terials and in the physical and chemical properties of the materials that the
grout will contact, and (2) limitations on grouting operations and methods.
Specifically, grouting limitations are delineated in the following paragraphs.
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a. Physical Limitations. Some physical limitations on cement grouting

effectiveness are:
(1) The maximum and minimum size and geometry of voids to be grouted.
(2) The particle size of the cement, bentonite, or other solid constitu-
ents in the grout mix.
(3) The presence of minerals in the groundwater or foundation materials

that have a detrimental effect on grout strength, setting time, volume, or
permanency.
(4) The possible noncompatibility of grouting materials used in the ❑ix.
(5) The presence of clay or other erodible materials in the foundation

that cannot be completely removed by washing.
(6) Settlement of cement particles from suspension in the grout.
(7) The presence of unknown subsurface features or conditions detri-

❑ental to the grouting program.
b. Limitations. Examples of limitations to grouting effectiveness re-

lated to field operations and methods include:
(1) Uplift and damage to foundations resulting from excessive pressures.
(2) Use of improper drilling and grouting equipment.
(3) Improper plugging of foundation voids by thickening the mix prema-

turely or by unsuitable injection methods.
(4) Improper hole spacing or orientation of grout holes.
(5) Failure to utilize experienced geological and inspection personnel

to supervise and inspect drilling and grouting operations.
2-3. Selection of Methods of Treatment. Grouting is one method of treating

subsurface materials to reduce permeability or improve strength and stability.
However, other methods of treatment ❑ay be required in addition to or in lieu
of grouting. As stated, where structural safety is involved, the multiple de-
fense approach will be required. The selection of grouting as the method of
treatment should be based on an evaluation of all pertinent aspects of the
problem, including engineering needs , subsurface conditions, and economic
considerations.
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GEOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTIGATION AND DESIGN
3-1. Rock Types. The differing properties of various rock types by nature of
their origin, lithology, and structure will influence the grouting conditions
at a particular site. A thorough knowledge of the rock types present at the
site, and their geologic history, is therefore essential for the design and
treatment of the foundation. The exploration and grouting programs must be
adapted to the site geologic conditions. Different rocks with the same gen-
eral fracture permeability and void characteristics can be loosely grouped
together. Examples of some of the more common rock types are listed, together
with those general characteristics that could influence required foundation
treatment.
a. Crystalline. Crystalline rock is an inexact but ’convenient term that

identifies igneous and metamorphic as opposed to sedimentary rocks.
(1) Intrusive igneous rocks include granites, syenites, diorites, and

gabbros. Some features commonly found in these rocks are sheet jointing,
shear zones, dikes, and sills.
(2) Jointing in three directions is characteristic of intrusive. One

set is usually near-horizontal (sheet or uplift jointing), and the other two
are near-vertical and generally normal to each other. The spacing of sheet
joints is frequently close near the surface but increases with depth.
(3) Grout take normally occurs in the joints and the fractures, and the
volume is dependent on the size and continuity of the openings along the frac-
tures. Certain metamorphic rocks such as gneisses would react in a manner
similar to that of the granites. Grout takes in schists and slates are de-
pendent on the ~resence and characteristics of associated jointing or fine
fracturing. Most quartzites are highly fractured and would readily accept
grout. Marble is a crystalline rock but should also be considered in the
category of karstic formations since solution cavities should be anticipated.
b. Volcanics. Volcanics generally include the extrusive igneous rocks.

Felsites, a group of very dense, fine-grained rocks, are extrusive and near-
surface equivalents of granites, syenites, and other related crystalline rocks.
In addition to granite-like jointing they may also exhibit columnar structure.
Basalts are a group of very dense, dark, igneous rock. The jointing may be
platy or columnar. Basalts in many flows commonly exhibit columns with three
to six sides. Pumice and scoria are often associated with basalts. Pyro-
clastics, such as agglomerates and tuffs, are materials formed by explosive
volcanic activity and consist of fragments torn loose by such explosions, or
deposits of wind-borne ash. Large-scale engineering operations in pyroclastic
. difficult. Volcanics require extensive examination before
rocks are ~enerallv
engineering characteristics can be determined and will usually require special
treatment. The presence of columnar jointing in lava flows tends to lower the
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strength of the mass as a whole, and extensive grouting can be expected. Per-
meabilities may be great in lava flows due to the extensive jointing which
normally is present and due to the presence of piped vesicles and gas cavities.
These features may transmit copious flows of water. In some cases, however,
the joints are tight and/or filled and the rock mass may have a very low per-
meability. Each case must be evaluated individually to determine the need for
and effectiveness of grouting.
c. Soluble Rocks. Limestone, dolomite, gypsum, anhydrite, and halite

are i~cluded in this group. The principal defect in this rock group is volu-
bility in varying degrees that can ultimately cause high mass permeability,
slump, collapse, and sinks
~’resulting in karst topography.
(1) Limestones and dolomites are the most widespread of the soluble sedi-
ments. These rocks may be vuggy and may display a wide range of permeability
as a unit. Limestone and dolomite are generally jointed and usually exhibit
two or three distinct sets of jointing. Solutioning is frequently well de-
veloped along bedding planes and joints, and contacts with other rock types.
Joints and cavities may be either filled or open and the size may vary greatly.
Dependent upon the extent of jointing and cavities, extensive treatment and
grouting can be anticipated.
(2) Anhydrite is pure calcium sulfate whereas gypsum is the hydrated

form. Both are soft and fairly soluble in water. Both types may be jointed
and have a varying number and size of solution cavities. The cavities often
are filled with clay or other reworked material. Grout takes depend on the
presence and characteristics of the joints and cavities.
(3) Halite (rock salt) is soft and soluble in water. The ext~emely
soluble halite is not found in outcrop but may be found at depth. The princi-
pal engineering significance of halite is the effect its presence or proximity
may have on the proposed project, such as solutioning and subsidence, in addi-
tion to effects on groundwater.
(4) Grouting in solutioned limestone and dol~ite often meets with a

mixed degree of success. Grouting will frequently dramatically reduce initial
seepage. However, the seepage often has a tendency to increase with time
after grouting is completed. The increased seepage is attributed to the ero-
sion of void-filling materials that were not adequately removed before grout-
ing. The erosion or piping of this unconsolidated material creates seepage
windows in the grout curtain that become progressively larger and more pro-
lific with time.
d. Clastic Sedimentary Rocks. Conglomerates, sandstones, siltstones,

and shales are the principal types of elastic sedimentary rocks. The physical
properties of sandstone, siltstone, and conglomerate depend on the degree and
type of cementation. These coarser elastics may be tight and impermeable, or
may be sufficiently porous and permeable to need treatment. Jointing would be
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the main concern in impermeable elastics as to need for treatment. The finer
elastics, such as claystones and shales, are made up of clay minerals, various
oxides, silica, fine particles of ordinary minerals, and some amount of col-
loidal and organic materials. These elastics may contain a great amount of
water. Two shale types are cementation shale and compaction shale. Compac-
tion shales usually contain no joints capable of being grouted. Cemented
shales are more resistant to change and have engineering properties superior
to those of the compaction type. Cemented to slightly metamorphosed shales
are sufficiently brittle to react to structural changes and develop joints
similar to those in sandstone.
e. Unconsolidated Materials. Unconsolidated materials include residual

overburden derived from the weathering of the parent rock. Residual soils are
in situ as opposed to transported sediments. The properties of the materials
reflect to a certain extent the properties of the original material. Finer
derivations of the parent rock, such as clays and silts, are generally impervi-
ous and would not require grouting. However, in certain instances where solu-
ble rocks underlie the overburden, voids or very soft and loose material
caused from the collapse of the overburden into the solution channels may re-
quire treatment. Transported sediments may include outwash deposits and al-
luvial deposits generally found in stream valleys, terrace deposits, and most
glacial deposits. If the project design does not require removal of these de-
posits, grouting or other treatment may be required to reduce or control per-
❑eability and improve stability. Soil samples should be investigated by labo-
ratory tests for permeability, gradation, and density.
3-2. Structural Geology.
a. Structure. The term “rock structure” refers to the spatial relation-

ships of rocks and their discontinuities, and affects engineering projects in
many ways. Folds and faults influence the selection of dam sites, and even
such seemingly small matters as the spacing of joints may have an important
bearing on the distribution of uplift pressures.
b. Folds . A common type of deformation is folding. The folded rocks

often show considerable fracturing along the axis of the fold. The severity
of engineering problems is dependent upon the complexity of the fold with re-
lation to the type and geometry of the proposed structures and would include
excavation, stability, and leakage problems.
c. Faults. Faults are fractures along which masses of rock have been
moved in a direction parallel to the fault surface. The movement may vary
from a few centimeters or less to many kilometers.
(1) Faults very rarely show a clean and uncomplicated break. The rocks
will normally exhibit folding, fracturing, crushing, and grinding. Sometimes
the walls exhibit polished and smoothly striated surfaces called slickensides.
The rocks on the opposite sides of the fault surface may occasionally be
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broken into angular fragments referred to as fault breccia. In addition to

these mechanical effects, faults may result in channels for circulating water
or may be impermeable and form groundwater barriers.
(2) Recognition of faults is of great importance because faults repre-

sent zones of weakness in the crust of the earth, and the presence of these
zones would affect the engineering properties of a site, including seismologi-
cal considerations, excavation, tunnel support, dam stability, and leakage
problems.
d. Joints. Joints are almost universally present and are of consider-

able engineering importance for that reason. Joints offer channels for ground-
water circulation, and joints below the groundwater table may greatly increase
water problems. Joints may also exert an important influence on weathering
and excavation characteristics.
e. Grouting Considerations. Since many rock types have a low primary

permeability but a relatively high fracture and joint permeability, the im-
portance of grouting the structural defects is apparent. The type of struc-
tural feature (e.g. fault, fold, joint) will dictate to a large extent the
type and extent of excavation treatment and the grouting methods. The spacing
and nature of the fractures (e.g. open, weathered, solutioned) influence the
type of grout treatment selected, such as consolidation grouting and curtain
grouting. The selection of a single-line or multiple-line curtain and the
grout hole spacing are also affected. The orientation (dip and strike) of
these features in relation to a structure influences the planned angle and
direction of the grout holes and the drain holes. The depth of the fractures
affects the depth of a grout curtain. The grout holes should intersect all
the features, and each inclined or vertical feature should ideally be inter-
sected by several holes at different depths. Faults may be gouge filled and
impermeable, thereby forming a barrier, or may be open and carry groundwater.
Joints may be filled or open, may have weathered or nonweathered faces, and
may intersect and be connected over a wide area. The condition of the joints
would affect the drilling, the cleaning, the pressure testing, and the grout-
ing of the hole. Since structural features influence the grouting program so
profoundly, the site exploration should be sufficiently thorough to base the
design on actual site conditions.
3-3. Geohydrology. Almost all engineering projects are affected by subsur-

face water. The importance of subsurface water is especially obvious in re-
spect to water retention structures. A thorough understanding of the regional
and site specific groundwater conditions is necessary to safely design, con-
struct, and operate these projects. A brief discussion of a few general
principles follows. Application of the principles to specific problems such
as foundation treatment and grouting can”then be determined.
a. Porosity and Permeability. Almost all rocks contain pore spaces to

some extent. To be permeable, however, pore spaces in rock must be
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interconnected and sufficiently large to allow the passage of water. Most

sandstones are both porous and permeable. Shale, on the other hand, has a
high porosity but the pores are limited to capillary sizes and water passage
through the shale is extremely slow. Although intact shale is porous but im-
permeable, joints and other fractures permit the passage of water even though
the water cannot readily pass through the interior of the joint-bounded rocks.
Even in regions where the bedrock is granite or a similarly massive and imper-
meable rock, water occurs in fractures at least in limited quantities and to
some depth. Understanding the nature of the joint system is of crucial im-
portance in areas such as these.
b. Groundwater.
(1) Groundwater is the water in the zone of saturation. The upper limit
of this zone is referred to as the water table. The depth to the water table
may vary considerably depending on site conditions. The groundwater may be
found either in continuous bodies or in several separate strata, and the thick-
ness may vary considerably. Local saturated zones that may occur above the
main water table are termed perched water.
(2) Local geology, permeability of the formations, including solutioning

and fracturing, and recharge and movement within the zone are factors that af-
fect aquifer characteristics. Any mass of permeable rock material from which
a significant amount of water can be recovered is called an aquifer. Aquifers
may be unconfined or confined. An unconfined aquifer occurs when the upper
limit of the aquifer coincides with the water table, since the surface of the
water is at atmospheric pressure. The hydraulic pressure at any level under
this system is the same as the depth from the water table to the subject depth
and may be expressed as hydraulic head in feet of water. Water under artesian
conditions is under hydrostatic pressure and therefore rises in a well. When
the pressure is sufficient to bring the water above the ground surface, a
flowing artesian well occurs. Water that rises only to an intermediate level
is a nonflowing artesian well. .
(3) Artesian water also occurs in a similar fashion in jointed bedrock.

Certain sets of joints may be more openly developed, and a large amount of
water may gather in the joints under artesian conditions. A drill may pass
through a few hundred feet of impermeable rock in which the joints are few and
tightly closed. When the permeable, jointed zone is reached, the hydrostatic
pressure at that depth causes the water to rise. The number of joints, as
well as the degree of opemess, normally decreases with depth, and the chance.
of penetrating a water-bearing zone is generally greatest in the upper portion
of the bedrock.
c. =“ Any natural surface emergence of water from a subterranean

course is a spring. Many small springs represent water from rain or snow from
higher ground that moves under gravitational force to a place of emergence.
The course and flow rate of a spring depend on the permeability and structure
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of the material through which the water moves. Some springs flow upward with
a measurable force, indicating that they are under pressure. Springs are most
common in sandstones, cavernous carbonate rocks, vesicular lava flows, and
highly jointed or fractured rocks of any kind. Some of the largest springs
develop along the borders of karst regions.
d. Water Quality. The quality of the groundwater is primarily due to

the mineralogical character of the reservoir rocks and their degree of volu-
bility in water. The groundwater in limestone areas usually contains a large
proportion of dissolved carbonates. Rock salt (halite) furnishes a ready
source of chlorides, while gypsums and anhydrites supply quantities of sul-
fates. Water containing humic and other acids, dissolved sulfates, chlorides,
and similar chemicals may act corrosively on steel and iron and may be in-
jurious to grout and concrete. Ferrous iron in water may oxidize into an un-
sightly limonitic stain in certain cases. Iron may also lead to development
of growths of iron bacteria. The source of the ferrous iron is generally
rocks that contain pyrite or marcasite (iron sulfides). These minerals are
common in many shales, especially carbonaceous shales. Water from such
sources may also contain hydrogen sulfide. In areas where coal mining has oc-
curred, both ground and surface water may be highly acidic.
e. Grouting Considerations.
(1) Since groundwater conditions have an important effect on design and

construction, the regional and local conditions must be studied during the in-
vestigation stages so that potential’problems may be evaluated. The grouting
program should be designed for the existing groundwater conditions as well as
for postconstruction conditions. Different methods and procedures may be em-
ployed, depending on the formation permeability, the depth to water table, and
the type of aquifer present (confined and unconfined). These conditions
affect the type of grout, the grouting procedure, the depth and extent of
treatment, the spacing of holes, the need for a multiple- or single-line grout
curtain, and the pressures that should be used.
(2) Aquifer conditions also have a direct bearing on the need for and
type of drainage required. The chemistry of the groundwater should be con-
sidered with respect to the materials to be used in the proposed structure and
to the grout to be used. Samples should be tested for pH and the chemistry
analyzed. Springs in the construction area ❑ay require special treatment, in-
cluding special grouting methods.
3-4. Investigation Methods.
a. Back~round.
(1) Investigations must be oriented toward identifying both the normal

and the abnormal conditions and the discontinuities of even the smallest
degree, because these conditions may control the design of the structure.
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Special drilling procedures and equipment with detailed attention to the dis-
continuties and anomalies may be required. Besides the grouting design, the
investigations are also used to determine the type and extent of excavation,
groundwater conditions, and foundation preparation and treatment required.
(2) The type and scope of the drilling program are determined by the
type of the proposed project and by the geology. The staged investigations
may emphasize certain geologic features, such as stratigraphy and structure,
groundwater investigations, or foundation analysis. Therefore, a variety of
investigative methods may be required. These may include seismic and elec-
trical resistivity surveys, core holes of all sizes, noncored holes, calyx
holes for in situ foundation inspection, downhole logging techniques, swab
‘ests~ PumP tests? pressure tests, and borehole photography. Each hole
drilled should be designed to give the maximum information possible that is
pertinent to the situation.
b. Site Conditions. Since grouting and drainage requirements and pro-

cedures are primarily based on geological conditions at a particular site and
proposed structure, the exploration program must be comprehensive and accurate.
If investigations confirm the presence of certain adverse geological condi-
tions, treatment by excavation, grouting, or relocation of the site may need
to be considered. The adverse conditions may include such things as the pres-
ence of soluble rocks, evidence of solution activity, prominent open joints,
broken or intensively jointed rock, sheet jointing, open bedding planes, fault-
ing, or unusual groundwater conditions. Besides drilling at the site as de-
scribed in para c., and where no outcrop exist at the site, observations of
the same formations should be made at nearby outcrops to get a better feel for
joint and fracture spacing, continuity, and openings.
c. Drilling. Specific information on subsurface conditions is needed to

plan the grouting program. To determine the scope and to estimate the costs
of drilling and grouting operations in rock, information should be available
on: overall geologic structure and stratigraphy; orientation, attitude, and
spacing of joints; joint openings including type of any filler; boundaries of
rock types; location of faults; location of broken zones, depth to sound rock,
and position of water table. Sufficient drilling should be performed to
delineate the above features. Tools such as borehole and television cameras
and geophysical logging instruments should be used where needed to define sub-
surface conditions. Extensive use should be made of angle holes to give the
maximum information possible concerning high angle jointing and faulting, par-
ticularly on the abutments where sheet or relief joints often occur. Each
hole should be pressure tested and/or pumped to determine not only water take
but to isolate the water-bearing or open zones in the hole. Therefore the
hole should either be tested as it is drilled or tested by the use of a
straddle packer after drilling is completed. If artesian conditions are en-
countered, these zones should be isolated and tested.
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3-5. Test Grouting.
a. General. Field grouting tests prior to detailed design are very im-
portant. They provide the most accurate information for designing the complete
grout program and for estimating the quantities to be required. The grout
test can also be very valuab~e in evaluating the effectiveness that may be ex-
pected from the complete curtain. The grout test can also provide information
as to which drilling method is most adaptable to the rock formation to be
grouted.
(1) A test performed in each different geologic environment that the con-
struction grouting will encounter is usually advisable if the differences are
significant.
(2) The grout test may range froloa very simple test of several dif-
ferent grout mixtures pumped into a few holes to determine the amount of each
mix that can be injected, to a very comprehensive test that uses observation
wells and pump tests before and after to evaluate the effectiveness of the
grouting. The type of test selected should be based upon information needed,
size of project, and complexity of geologic conditions. The grout test should
be supervised in the field by the-geologist responsible for designing the
final grouting program. Testing should not include rock which will be exca-
vated during the project construction.
b. Single Line Test Curtain.
(1) The simplest grouting test is to drill and grout a line of holes
along the proposed grout line. Very careful records should be kept of each
operation involved in the test. It is normally advisable to begin the grout-
ing with a thin ❑ixture, such as six parts water to one part cement, then
gradually thicken the mixture if the hole continues to take grout. Care must
be taken not to inject the hole with a mixture that is too thick and will stop
the hole from taking grout prematurely. If this appears to be happening, im-
mediately thin the mixture being pumped.
(2) Grouting of one hole is not an adequate grout test. Geologic condi-
tions are normally far too variable for one hole to be representative. The
number of holes used for a grouting test must be based on the designer’s judg-
ment and knowledge of the geologic conditions, but normally would include
split spaced holes, that is, holes spaced equidistant between previously
grouted holes.
(3) The main benefit from a single line grout test is to obtain an indi-
cation of the amount of grout the formation will take for estimating purposes
and primary and split spacing distances. It also provides design information
on drilling and grouting procedures to use.
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c. Circle Grouting.
(1) A more comprehensive grout test is performed by grouting an area

around a test well. This test will provide all of the information described
in Q above and will also allow an evaluation of grouting effectiveness by run-
ning pump tests before and after in the observati~well.
(2) A test should be made with a radius of about 25 feet depending on

rock properties. The grout holes drilled around the circumference of the
circle should be spaced as planned for the final grout curtain. The holes
should be drilled and grouted according to the split-spacing procedures
normally followed in grouting.
(3) At least two lines of piezometers should be installed along lines

radiating from the test well, which should be drilled at the center of the
circle. It is normally of most benefit for a dam project to align the pi-
ezometer lines essentially parallel to the anticipated lines of flow from the
impounded lake. Good locations for piezometers are one inside the circle, one
in the grout curtain, and two outside the circle on each line.
(4) Pump tests should be made before and after the grout is placed. The
differences in the permeability between the two tests are a reflection of the
effectiveness of the grouting. The test well and the piezometers will some-
times become grouted up during the grouting operation, and reinstallation will
be necessary after the grout is placed and before the final pump test is
performed.
d. Multiple Line Grouting. A satisfactory grout test may be performed

in some cases by drilling two or more lines of grout holes along the proposed
grout curtain and a test well adjacent to the grout curtain. The test well
should be pump tested before and after the grouting operation. A line of pi-
ezometers should be installed across the curtain to measure drawdown before
and after grouting. The well or the piezometers may become clogged during the
placement of grout, in which case new ones should be installed. Most of the
information available from circle grouting tests is also available from this
test. Multiple line grouting has the advantage of requiring fewer grout holes
and less space to perform the test than required for circle grouting.
e. Observation Wells and Piezometers. Test wells and piezometers are

useful in evaluating the effectiveness of the grout curtain.
(1) Well depth should be somewhat less than that of the grout holes. If
the well is cored, the core should be carefully logged to note the location of
fractured zones. The well should be pressure tested with straddle packers to
locate permeable zones in the hole.
(2) Piezometers or observation wells should be installed so that the

cone of depression can be established and the permeabilities of the rock
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formation can be computed for the pumping tests before and after grout place-
ment. The piezometers can normally be installed in smaller diameter holes
such as NW (75.7 millimeters in diameter). Their depths, like those of the
test wells, should be somewhat less than the depth of the grout holes, since
the purpose of the piezometers ~.s=toprovide an indication of the effect of
the grout curtain on the permeability of the rock in which it is installed.
The piezometers should be installed so that they are open to most of the col-
umn of rock in the hole. It is frequently acceptable to install piezometers
by setting and grouting the casing into firm rock, then drilling to the
planned depth and leaving the rock portion of the hole in open communication.
The casing is left in place to serve as the piezometer pipe. Obtaining a seal
between the casing and the rock is very important in this type of installation.
This type of piezometer is actually a small-diameter observation well.
(3) A more sensitive piezometer installation consists of a small-

diameter porous tube, or wellpoint, approximately 2-1/2 feet long connected to
a small-diameter riser pipe. The porous tube, or wellpoint, is set near the
bottom of the drilled hole, and sand is placed in the hole below, around, and
above the tube. A seal of bentonite pellets is installed above the porous
tube or wellpoint. This type of piezometer has two advantages over the open-
hole installation described in (2) above: (a) It is considerably less likely
to become grouted up during grouting operations because the grout will not
travel far through the sand pack, and (b) it reflects changes more quickly in
the water table in the surrounding rock because much less storage area is
available for water in the hole.
f. Exploratory Holes. Exploratory holes drilled into the grout curtain

are frequently advisable to evaluate grout intrusion into the fractures and
fissures in the rock. It may be necessary to drill large-diameter core to
fully recover grout in the fractures for evaluation. The chemical phenol-
phthalein (C20H1404) may be used to identify traces of grout in rock core.
The exploratory holes should be pressure tested.
g“ Evaluation of Results. Where test grouting is above the existing

static water level, drawdown pump tests cannot be used to evaluate results.
Consideration of the grout mixtures and pressures used, the reduction of take
with split spacing, pump-in test results beforehand after grouting, and core
holes as discussed in paragraph ~ are the principal methods for evaluation.
Geophysical methods have also been used, but are not as reliable. In evaluat-
ing reduction of take with split spacing, it is helpful to reduce the data to
“unit take” such as take expressed as cubic feet of grout per foot of drill
;ole.
h. Determination of Drilling Procedures. One important piece of design

information that should be obtained from a test grouting program is an evalua-
tion of the best drilling method to be used to drill the grout holes at that
particular site. Rotary and percussion drilling techniques should be
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evaluated. Various grout hole diameters should also be tried and evaluated.
If these parameters are established during the test grouting program, they can
be specified for the complete program and should eliminate the possibility of
expensive contract modifications.
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CHAPTER 4
PMING AND PROCEDURES
4-1. Considerations. The need for grouting should be determined early in the.
planning stage of a project and should be governed by the requirements for the
particular structure and geologic setting. Grouting to reduce seepage that
might have an adverse effect on performance of a structure is the most common
design purpose for grouting. Grouting also provides thorough exploration of
possible adverse conditions. If foundation seepage is not detrimental to the
structure, a deep grout curtain may not be necessary. Economics may dictate
grouting to reduce water losses in cases where water is valuable, such as in
an upper reservoir of a pumped storage project.
a. Geologic Considerations. Plans for a grouting program should be

based on the knowledge obtained during exploratory investigations of the geo-
logic conditions. The design of grouting programs should never be based on a
predetermined formula, but should be selected to accomplish the design purpose
of the grouting in the geologic setting at hand. Geologic considerations are
required from the initial planning stage through the completion and evaluation
stages of the grouting program.
b. Program Objectives. The planning of grouting operations and tech-

niques is not oniy influenced by the subsurface conditions encountered, but
also by the purpose and objectives of the grouting program. Is the grouting
intended to be a permanent treatment, or is it a temporary construction ex-
pedient? Is the tightest cutoff obtainable needed , or is something less than
that acceptable? Should the maximum amount of grout possible be injected into
the rock regardless of spread, or should an effort be made to restrict the
spread to reasonable limits, or should it be restricted to very narrow limits?
The answers to these questions and the effects of the often overriding factors
of time and cost form the basis for planning drilling and grouting operations.
The treatment of a reservoir to permanently store a liquid pollutant is an ex-
ample of one extreme. Sufficient time and money must be allocated and every
effort and decision designed to provide the tightest seal possible, otherwise
the project cannot be successful. At the other extreme, a grouting program
may be conceived to reduce, but not necessarily to stop, seepage into an exca-
vation during construction as a measure to save on dewatering costs. Time
will be a factor if grouting delays other work. Cost is a factor, since the
saving on dewatering costs must be a ceiling for grouting costs. Permanence
of treatment is not vital in this case, and grouting techniques are directed
toward constructing the most effective cutoff possible for a specified expendi-
ture of time and ❑oney. The objectives of most grouting operations fall be-
tween the examples cited above. The objectives for all grouting should be
clearly defined so that the designer, geologist, project engineer, and in-
spector will understand them and can then contribute to their realization.
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4-2. Planning Considerations.
a. After the need for and purpose of grouting has been determined, the
planning of a grouting program can begin. Planning should consist of:
(1) Making a study of exploratory investigations and using the informa-

tion to determine the extent, method, and parameters for the safe and effici-
ent injection of grout into the foundation and that will provide the optimal
hole orientations, depth, and spacing.
(2) Determining at what project construction stage the grouting should

be done.
(3) Preparing suitable plans and specifications that will represent site
conditions and work to be performed.
(4) Estimating drilling quantities and amount of grout materials

required.
b. Unforeseen geological conditions may necessitate modification of the

grouting program after grouting operations are under way. Therefore, flexi-
bility should be provided as an integral part of planning and should be pre-
served through the completion of the grouting.
c. Grouting is usually on the critical path of construction, and, with

particular weather restraints, there is a tendency to modify or curtail grout-
ing as a construction expedient. Once the determination is made that grouting
is a required part of design, it cannot become secondary to any time or
scheduling restrictions.
4-3. Quality Management. It is extremely difficult to determine the quality

of the end product.resulting from a grouting operation. As a consequence, the
portions of a construction contract dealing with grouting almost invariably
specify a very detailed construction procedure. The specified detailed con-
struction procedure and the difficulty in determining the quality of the post-
grouting end product combine to make the grouting quality management program
extremely important.
Quality of Personnel. Guidance for Corps personnel staffing on Civil

Worksa~onstruction Projects is contained in ER 415-2-100. Staffing for grout-
ing work shall be with qualified personnel, preferably with key personnel
having prior grouting experience. The staff shall include an engineering
geologist or geotechnical engineer and one or more technicians qualified to
perform the day-to-day supervision of grouting activities. The geologist or
engineer shall be experienced in grouting and foundation design. Depending on
the complexity of the project other technical specialists may be required.
These specialists shall either be assigned directly to the project or be
available for prolonged and frequent temporary assignments from other
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organizations. On large projects, assignments in the early stages of grouting

may be arranged so that inexperienced personnel can observe the action and
decisions made by an experienced staff. Thus, a competent team can be trained
that will operate at maximum efficiency at a later time when the work is in
full swing. Some grouting operations, however, may not involve a large organi-
zation, and the grouting technician will not have anyone with experience in
the peculiarities of this work to whom he can turn quickly for advice and
counsel. Only experienced construction personnel should be given su,ch
assignments.
b. Grouting Records. Under most contract requirements, the contractor

will keep daily records of all items for measurement and payment. These items
should be reconciled on a daily basis and agreement reached between the con-
tractor and Government on all measured quantities. Disputes over payment
items should be reconciled as soon as possible between responsible representa-
tives of the contractor and the Government. The contracting officer will keep
records of all grouting operations, including but not limited to a log of the
grout holes, results of washing and pressure testing operations, time of each
change of grouting operation, pressure, rate of pumping, amount of cement for
each change in water-cement ratio, and other data as deemed necessary. These
records are a valuable tool for the evaluation of each step of the grouting
program. To facilitate control of the grouting program and provide a graphic
picture of the results for review, an up-to-date visual plot of the grouting
operations should be maintained. A fur~her detailed discussion of grouting
records and reports is contained in Chapter 15.
4-4. Grout Hole Drilling.
a. Location. The location for the grout holes is determined by the type
of structure to be grouted, geologic conditions, and purpose of the grouting.
b. Hole Size. The diameter of grout hole selected will be based upon
the type and condition of the rock to be grouted and the depth and inclination
of the hole. The grout hole required should normally be specified as the mini-
mum acceptable diameter. The contractor may elect to drill a larger diameter
hole. Minimum hole sizes normally specified range from 38 to 76 millimeters
(1.5-3 inches). Except where percussion drilling is used, the smaller diameter
holes may be preferred because of their lower cost.
c. Selection of Minimum Hole Size. Hard rock with widely spaced, rela-
tively clean fractures may be successfully grouted through EW (38 millimeters)
holes: Larger diameter holes are required for successful drilling and grout-
ing in rock of poorer quality. Conditions to be considered are rock forma-
tions that (1) tend to cave in, (2) contain fractures filled with unconsoli-
dated material, or (3) contain open joints and fractures which may be intruded
by drill cuttings. The larger diameter holes will allow the insertion of a
wash pipe or tremie pipe in the hole with sufficient space between the pipe
and the wall of the hole for removal of cuttings or grout and for washing or
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backfilling. Larger diameter holes may also be required to produce a

straighter hole. Drift due to smaller diameter and more flexible drill rods
❑ay be excessive. Other factors affecting minimum hole size include hole
depth, anticipated grout mixture, and method of grouting.
d. =“ The spacing, as well as the pattern, of grout holes should

be based on geologic conditions, the results expected to be obtai’ned,and the
purpose for which the grouting is being done. The spacing will be influenced
by the characteristics of the foundation and, in the case of curtain grouting,
by the hydrostatic head to which it will be subjected. Primary hole spacings
should be sufficiently wide so that connections between grout holes do not
normally occur. In practice, primary hole spacing commonly varies from 10 to
40 feet. Final spacing between 2-1/2 and 10 feet is common ftorcurtain grout
holes. Aside from primary hole spacing and the ❑aximum allowable spacing,
however, grout hole spacing cannot be predetermined satisfactorily. The final
spacing should be determined during the grouting operations on the basis of
the results being obtained from these operations. Holes in cqrtain grouting,
for example, may still take considerable quantities of grout after hole spac-
ing has been reduced to an anticipated minimum interval, and the spacing
should be reduced further until the section or area is considered to be
grouted satisfactorily. Curtain grout holes on some projects have been spaced
as close as 1 foot on center.
e. Depth. The depths to which grout holes are drilled should be gov-
erned by conditions in the foundation rock, and for curtain grouting, by the
hydrostatic head to which the foundation rock will be subjected: Depths for a
grout curtain should be sufficient to minimize seepage and assist in the reduc-
tion of uplift and the need for extensive drainage facilities. Where condi-
tions permit, grout holes should bottom in sound, relatively impervious rock.
Depths should never be based simply on precedent.
f. Direction. Grout holes for curtain grouting of concrete dams are com-
monly inclined in an upstream direction, and drilling and grouting is done
from a gallery. Inclining the holes allows them to intersect vertical or
steeply dipping fractures and joints that would not be intersected otherwise,
and holes inclined in an upstream direction provide an adequate separation of
the grout and drainage curtains. The direction in which to drill any grout
hole should be based on the nature of the imperfections to be grouted, the
purpose of the grouting, and the environment under which the grouting is done.
Grout holes should be drilled in such a direction and angle as to intersect as
many of the imperfections in the rock as possible for the prevailing condi-
tions. Angle or horizontal grout holes should be incorporated in abutments
where needed.
g. Types of Drilling. Drilling experience gained during foundation in-

vestigations should be considered in the selection of the type or types of
drilling to be used in the grouting program. There are different types of
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drilling which may be selected for grout hole drilling. Each has advantages
and disadvantages.
(1) Rotary drilling. Perhaps the most common type of drilling used in
grouting is rotary drilling. Clear water is normally used as the medium for
removal of drill cuttings. Diamond bits are usually used to advance the hole.
In some cases the bits may be coring bits and in other cases they may be plug
bits. In soft rock drilling, drag bits may be used. In those situations
where it is especially important to prevent drill cuttings from intruding rock
fractures, reverse circulation rotary drilling may be used. This technique is
more time consuming and expensive than conventional rotary drilling and should
only be specified in those cases where it is required for satisfactory grout
injection. An advantage of the rotary drilling method is that it permits
ready identification of intervals in the foundation where drilling fluid is
lost, thus allowing the drilling to be stopped and the interval grouted before
the fracture or fractures become clogged. Another advantage is that the hole
can be washed clean after drilling without removal of the drill from the hole.
Disadvantages of rotary drilling are that it may be more costly than percus-
sion drilling, and drill cuttings tend to intrude into fractures by the pres-
sure of the drilling fluid.
(2) Percussion drilling. A second type of drilling is percussion drill-

ing. There are several variations of this technique. One method is to use
blast-hole type drills with air aud/or water as the medium for removing
cuttings. A second method is to use a down-the-hole hammer with air as the
medium of cutting removal. Both types of drills have been used successfully
for grout hole drilling. In cases where it is necessary to drill through a
zone or stratum which contains clay or silt that tends to ball up in the hole
and block the passage of the air , small quantities of water may be injected
into the air stream with a high pressure, low capacity pump. This often
greatly improves performance of the drill through these intervals. In some
cases it may also be useful to introduce a foaming agent with the water to
facilitate removal of clay cuttings. The advantages of this type of drilling
are that it is normally less expensive than rotary drilling, hole advance is
faster, and there is less tendency to intrude rock fractures to significant
depths with drill cuttings in those cases where air rather than water is used
as the medium of cutting removal. A disadvantage is the tendency to smear the
wall of the hole with cuttings in soft rock types. After the hole is com-
pleted it should be thoroughly washed to remove any smeared cuttings. In some
cases, fractures in soft rock are filled with cuttings which cannot be removed
by washing. Another disadvantage is that circulation losses are usually not
apparent where air alone is used, thus eliminating one of the main criteria on
which a decision is made to stop and stage grout the hole after encountering a
feature which needs grouting. Another disadvantage is the possibility of sub-
jecting the hole to the full pressure of the compressed air should a blockage
occur above the bit. These pressures may be capable of lifting or jacking the
foundation due to intrusion of air along low angle fractures in the rock.
This concern is magnified if the grout holes are being drilled through a
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completed embankment. Blockages in the hole will subject the embankment to

the full air pressure and will probably fracture the embankment fill. The use
of air drilling in embankments ~nd their foundations has now been prohibited
by the Corps of Engineers (ER 1110-2-1807).
4-5. Types of Treatment.
a. General Considerations. The types of grouting treatment applicable

to civil construction fall into one of the following categories: (1) curtain
grouting, (2) area grouting (also referred to as consolidation, stabilization,
or blanket grouting), (3) tunnel grouting, (4) cavity filling, (5) backfilling
boreholes, (6) contact grouting, and (7) specialized applications. Treatment
by grouting is an important design feature of many dam and structural founda-
tions. Grouting has also been effective many times as a remedial treatment to
correct foundation deficiencies or to repair damage.
b, Curtain Grouting.
(1) Curtain grouting is performed to cut off seepage under dams or other
structures, or reduce it to a point that it can be controlled economically by
the drainage installations. Control is accomplished by drilling and grouting
one or more lines of grout holes in the foundation, usually parallel to the
alignment of the dam or normal to the direction of water movement. A barrier
to the movement of water in the foundation is constructed by filling the voids
or water passageways with grout. In theory, the barrier needs only to be a
curtain of moderate width. In practice, however, the barrier obtained will be
wider than necessary in some places and levels, and possibly not wide enough
at others.
(2) The holes for curtain grouting may be drilledon either a single-
line or a multiple-line arrangement. The grouting of a single line of holes
will ordinarily provide a satisfactory curtain for concrete dams that are con-
structed on competent rock. The grout curtain is commonly located as far up-
stream as possible in these cases. The exact location of the curtain is de-
termined by the type of structure as well as by the foundation conditions
peculiar to the sites. The grout curtain for dams constructed on inferior
rock may consist of a multiple-line arrangement of grouted holes (Figures 7-1
and 7-2). The holes in adjacent rows in a multiple-line arrangement should be
staggered with relation to each other. A triple line curtain should be in-
stalled in the following sequence: install either the upstream or downstream
line, then the other; and lastly the center line. Distances between lines may
vary according to field conditions, but generally will not exceed 5 feet. For
embankment dams a multiple line should be considered in the upper zone beneath
the impervious core. If solutioned rock is present, or where joints or.fis-
sures are fine, closely spaced, and erratic, a multiple-line curtain may need
to be constructed to the full depth. A-single-line curtain is generally used
for rim or upland grouting. However, specifications should be flexible enough
to add additional lines of grout holes at any location or depth as determined
necessary in the field.
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(3) Curtain grout holes may be vertical, inclined, horizontal, or any

combination thereof as discussed in paragraph 4-4. Grout curtains under em-
bankment dams are generally located in a cutoff trench close to the embankment
impervious core center line. Designs requiring an upstream location must con-
sider the possible need for future grouting and the frequency of high pools
blocking access. Locations downstream of the impervious section increase up-
lift pressures under the core. A good procedure at abutments is to incline
the holes with a component into the abutment. Horizontal grout holes are
sometimes very effective for grouting high angle fractures of limited vertical
extent. The depths to which grout holes are drilled should be governed by the
hydrostatic head to which the foundation will be subjected and by the geologic
conditions in the foundation such as the depths of impervious rock. Depths
for a grout curtain should be such that the seepage path is long enough to
offer sufficient resistance to seepage and to prevent the occurrence of high
exit gradients near the downstream toe or excessively high uplift pressure
under the downstream portion of the dam. Grout holes should bottom in sound,
relatively impervious rock where possible. Final depths should never be based
on precedent. A rule of thumb often used for preliminary plaming of hole
depth is two-thirds the hydraulic height of the dam. Foundation rock perme-
ability usually decreases with depth. Grouting done from the foundation sur-
face, such as for embankment dams, should use low or near gravity pressures
for the upper zone. Grouting through an embankment is sometimes necessary for
remedial or deferred grouting. Special precautions should be taken in these
cases to avoid fracturing or eroding the embankment. Grouting through a few
feet of fill is sometimes required to protect sensitive materials or for
winter grouting to insulate the foundation and the freshly placed grout near
the surface. In these cases, a good practice is to remove the fill and per-
form final foundation preparation after the grouting. Grouting of sensitive
foundations is sometimes accomplished before excavation of the final 2 or
3 feet to limit freezing or exposure damage.
(4) Grouting from galleries is normally done after the structure is near
completion to take advantage of the surcharge so that higher pressures may be
used. Drilling for drains should not be done until after grouting is finished.
c. Area Grouting.
(1) Area grouting usually consists of grouting a shallow zone in a par-

ticular area utilizing holes arranged in a pattern or grid. The grouting is
done (a) to increase the supporting capacity of the rock or (b) to prevent
underflow through weathered or partially disintegrated rock, highly fractured
rock, or horizontally stratified rock where curtain grouting would not be suf-
ficiently effective. The grouting operation in the first instance is often
called “consolidation grouting.” Grouting in the second instance merges into
multiple-line curtain grouting. Deeper area grouting is sometimes done to
grout specific geologic conditions, such as fault zones, or to consolidate sub-
surface materials at shafts or deep structures. Area grouting near the sur-
face is usually done with low or gravity pressures; however, where deeper
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zones are grouted, higher pressures can be used safely.
(2) Area grouting to increase the load-bearing capacity of foundation

rock is sometimes used as a means of solidifying seamy but otherwise good rock
and thereby decreasing the amount of rock excavation and the amount of con-
crete backfill. However, the effectiveness of area grouting is questionable
under foundation conditions where the seams in the rock are filled with clay,
and the clay must be removed before grout injection for consolidation grouting
can be effective. Because of the irregular pattern of the seams and the char-
acter of the filling material, it is not possible to know how much of the clay
actually is removed, and consequently, how effective the grouting has been.
It will probably take less time, and may cost less, to excavate broken and
seamy rock rather than to treat it by grouting.
(3) Treatment of stratified or seamy rock may result in wasting a large

quantity of grout through joints and seams leading away from the foundation
area. This waste can be prevented by grouting a line of holes on the periphery
of the area at low pressure. Substantial savings may sometimes result from
taking these precautions.
d. Tunnel Grouting.
(1) Grout treatment for tunnels ❑ay be for backpacking tunnel liners,
consolidation of material surrounding the bore, seepage control, contact
grouting, or ring grouting. Preexcavation grouting may be required for con-
solidation and water control. To accomplish grouting after tunnel excavation,
imbedded pipes or formed holes are provided through the liner, if necessary.
Pressure grouting for backpacking behind cast-in-place concrete liners should
not be done until 7 days after the placement of the liner. However, where
precast concrete or steel ring liners are used, grouting should be accomp-
lished as quickly as possible after liner placement. A sanded mixture is
normally required for grouting behind tunnel liners. Injection begins at the
invert and is moved up as grouting proceeds. The final step is contact grout-
ing with neat cement grout at the crown after the liner grouting has been com-
pleted and the grout has aged and shrunk.
(2) Ring curtain grouting is a treatment akin to curtain grouting under

a dam in that it forms a grout barrier intended to reduce the possibility of
water percolating from the reservoir along the tunnel bore. The stage-
grouting method usually will produce the best results.
(3) The necessity for grout rings, the number of rings required, and the
depth and the spacing of holes in the rings all depend upon the type and the
conditions of the rock through which the tunnel is excavated and the antici-
pated hydrostatic head that will tend to develop seepage through the rock.
The rings commonly are located on the extended line of the grout curtain under
the dam. Where the rock is fairly tight, however, grout rings may function
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more ●fficiently if they are only a short distance downstream from the control
structure location.
(4) The grout rings are formed by drilling and grouting four or more
holes equally spaced around the tunnel bore. Split spacing procedures should
be used when there is significant grout take. Where multiple ring treatment
is required, holes in the alternate rings should be staggered radially. The
rings should be as far as practicable from the transverse joints of the lining,
especially if the joints do not contain water or grout stops, because leakage
of grout from the joints may be difficult to control.
(5) For consolidation grouting or water control the holes generally

should extend into the rock well beyond any fracturing that may have been
caused by tunnel driving and should intercept as many natural fractures, solu-
tion openings, and similar imperfections as possible.
e. Cavity Filling.
(1) Cavity filling is one of the least standardizedtypes of grouting.

The ●ffectiveness of grouting a clay-filled cavity is questionable; however,
air- or water-filled cavities or large, open joints can successfully be
grouted with cement grout. The extent of a cavity is not known after the pene-
tration of a single grout hole. More exploration or drilling may be necessary
before treatment can be determined. A thick, tremied grout, grouting of pre-
placed aggregate, or other materials requiring specialized mixtures may be
required.
(2) When a cavity is encountered in drilling, the hole should be grouted.

A sanded mixture is normally required to complete the grouting of the cavity.
Intermittent grouting may be necessary.
(3) Intermittent grouting is the process of injecting some amount of

grout into the hole and waiting several hours before injecting more grout.
Several waiting periods may be necessary. During each injection period the
last batch of thick mortar grout injected into the hole should be followed by
the injection of water into the hole through the pump system. Grouting should
resume, after the waiting period, with neat cement grout before returning to
injection of the mortar mix. The amount of grout to be injected during each
period is normally a predetermined limit. The maximum amount of grout to be
injected into a cavity through a single hole should also be predetermined be-
fore considering other procedures.
(4) When refusal is reached, it is assumed that grout has at least

filled the portion of the cavity penetrated by the grout hole. Additional
grout holes are then drilled and grouted until the desired results are
achieved.
(5) If pressures fail to build up or the cavity is obviously too large
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to grout in this manner, grouting should continue beyond the cavity. Addi-
tional exploration, consultation, evaluation, and design of remedial measures
can then take place without delaying the contractor. These measures may call’
for specialized grouting procedures or materials such as foaming agents, posi-
tive cutoff diaphragm or formed concrete wall, additional excavation, or some
other solution. Tremie or gravity grouting is a method often successfully
used to grout cavities or large voids.
f. Backfilling Boreholes.
(1) Backfilling boreholes and grout holes are an important part of the
grouting program. These holes may act like relief wells under the reservoir
head, and if not properly grouted, they could contribute to seepage and piping.
Holes in the rock foundation should be backfilled with grout that has a water-
cement ratio of 1.0 to 0.7 and about 4 percent bentonite. A minimum diameter,
l-inch delivery line with a steel section at the end is extended to the bottom
of the hole after the line is completely full of grout. Grout is then pumped
until it flows from the hole, and the delivery line is slowly withdrawn while
pumping continues. If settlement of grout occurs, the holes are topped off or
rebackfilled before fill is placed.
(2) The tremie method is also used to backfill holes in embankments or

fill; however, the backfill ❑ix in these applications is designed to be more
plastic.
g“ Contact Grouting. Contact grouting is the injection of neat cement

grout at the contact of a concrete structure with an adjacent surface. Con-
tact grouting fills the void at the contact that results from shrinkage. Con-
tact grouting may be done through either header pipes installed for that pur-
pose during construction, or drill holes. The header pipes or grout holes are
thoroughly washed before the grouting operation. Grouting pressures may vary
but the highest safe pressure should be used. Contact grouting is a sealing
operation intended to bring about a fully bonded contact between any concrete
or steel structure and the adjacent rock. Shrinkage of the concrete as it
sets or deflection of the loaded structure may produce seepage paths along the
contact. Contact grouting is advisable where such conditions are critical.
This treatment is used most frequently in the abutment areas of concrete dams
and in the crown areas of lined tunnels in rock. The grouting is usually done
in both instances after the ❑ain structure has been completed. A typical
piping arrangement for contact grouting is shown in figure 4-1.
h. Soil Grouting. The methods described in a through g, above, were de-

veloped primarily for grouting rock, and may or may not be applicable for
grouting soil. Soil grouting is usually conducted to reduce or arrest water
movement and/or for increasing the bearing load of the soil, to reduce settle-
❑ent, and to improve resistance of soil to erosion by water and/or rain. The
term soil is used here in the broadest sense, and includes unconsolidated
granular materials ranging from clays with increasing coarseness through fine,
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medium, and coarse silts; fine, medium, and coarse sands; and up to and in-
cluding fine gravels. A method for determining the limits of groutability for
the coarser granular soils, i.e., medium sands through fine gravels, is de-
scribed in paragraph 5-2e. Treatment of fine granular materials, i.e.,
through coarse silts, is covered in EM 1110-2-3504. Methods of soil grouting
are summarized as follows:
(1) Casing. A casing may be drilled, jetted, or pushed to the full

depth to be treated and then withdrawn as grout is pumped into the soil. The
escape of grout up the contact surface of the casing and the soil may be a
problem. This method is used extensively in chemical grouting at shallow
depths.
(2) Grout sheath. In this method, a flush-joint grout pipe is grouted

in, using a special brittle grout that prevents leakage up the outside of the
pipe, The grout pipe is withdrawn a short distance, leaving a brittle grout
sleeve below the pipe. Grout is pumped into the soil through cracks produced
by the pressure of the grout in the brittle grout sleeve below the end of the
grout pipe.
(3) Pierced casing. A patented soil grouting method has been developed
in which the casing is grouted in using a special grout. The casing can be
pierced at any selected point by firing an explosive-impelled projectile from
a device lowered into the casing.
(4) Tubes a manchette. In this method, a perforated pipe is grouted

into the hole with a special sleeve grout. The perforations are covered with
short sections of a rubber sleeve (manchettes) on the outside of the pipe that
act as one-way valves. Perforated sections of the pipe are placed opposite
injection locations. A double packer is used to control the treatment loca-
tion. The pressure on the grout pumped into the hole between the confining
packers causes it to push past the small rubber sleeves covering the perfora-
tions, rupture the sleeve grout, and enter the soil. This device is suitable
for injecting cement, clay, or chemical grout. The same holes and the same
rubber-sleeved vents have been used in some instances for the injection of
each of these grouts separately and in rotation into a soil. This permits
economical treatment of soil containing large voids with an expensive chemical
grout by first filling the large voids with less costly clay and cement grout.
(a) Clays and fine silts. Grouts in such ❑aterials can only displace
the grains by penetrating planes of weakness to form lenses or by compacting
the ❑aterials by forming grout bulbs. This type of grouting can be conducted
using cements or cements proportioned with other fine solids.
(b) Medium and coarse silts and fine sands. Granular material through
which water will ❑ ove with relative ease will accept low viscosity chemical
grouts to fill voids and form a more or less consolidated mass.
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(c) Coarse sands and gravels. High viscosity chemical grouts and highly
fluid cement slurries are usually found suitable for injection into such
materials.
(5) EM 1110-2-3504 provides detailed information relative to the in-

fectivity limits that may be expected of various types of chemical and port-
land cement grouts when they are injected into granular materials ranging from
nonplastic silt to fine gravel. The limits are also shown in figure 5-1.
i. Specialized Applications. Many specialized applications of grouting

are currently in use. A discussion of some of these applications is presented
in Chapter 11. It is recommended that for specialized applications of grout-
ing, or for any grouting using admixtures in the grout, laboratory tests be
performed on the grout and field test programs be considered. Chemical tests
of groundwater or mixing water in areas of suspected mineralized water should
also be made, and the results should be used in the mix design.
4-6. Grouting Methods.
a. General Considerations. The best-known grouting methods are stage

grouting, stop grouting, series grouting, circuit grouting, and tremie or
gravity grouting. In each method the split spacing procedure is followed to
determine final hole spacing. Holes for the initial or primary set are
drilled at the maximum spacing (10 to 40 feet) and grouted, and the spacing of
holes is reduced with each succeeding set until the criteria for completion of
grouting are fulfilled. The holes for curtain grouting may be drilled on
either a single-line or a multiple-line arrangement (para 4-5). Usually the
grout curtain will be divided into horizontal reaches called sections. The
length of the section is dependent on individual project characteristics, but
may be based on not including more than three or four primary holes. Drilling
of grout holes should not be allowed in the same section where grouting is
being done, and sometimes not in the adjacent section. The purpose of this
restriction is to limit the number of open ungrouted holes that could acci-
dentally be grouted by interconnection and to prevent the disturbance of un-
cured grout by drilling fluids.
b. Stage Grouting.
(1) In the stage grouting method, progressively deeper zones are drilled
and grouted in stages from the top of the grout hole. A stage of drilling is
completed either when a predetermined depth of zone is reached or when a speci-
fied condition is encountered. A single zone may include more than one stage.
Primary holes in a given area are drilled to the first stage of depth, grout-
ing is done at low pressure, and grout within the hole is subsequently removed
by jetting or other methods before it has sufficiently set to require redrill-

ing. Similar stages of drilling and grouting are repeated as necessary to
reach the bottom of the first zone.
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(2) After all first-zone grouting of primary holes in the section or

area has been completed and a minimum period of 24 hours has elapsed since the
completion of grouting operations in any given hole, intermediate holes, lo-
cated by the split spacing method, are drilled and grouted to the bottom of
the first zone. Upon completion of all holes to the bottom of the first zone
and after a 24-hour period, the primary holes are drilled to the next stage ip
the second zone and grouted at higher pressures. The process of drilling, ‘
washing, pressure testing, pressure washing, and grouting at progressively
higher pressures is continued until the ground is satisfactorily tight to the
required depth.
(3) The shallow zones of the grout curtain are initially grouted under
low pressure; however, during grouting of deeper zones under the stage grout-
ing method, the shallow zone is subjected to progressively higher pressures.
Theoretically, the zone can withstand the higher pressures because the voids
in the shallow zone should have been filled with grout during the low pressure
grouting of the shallow zone. Normally, there is little or no intrusion of
grout into this zone under the higher pressures used for deeper zones and no
foundation lifting. There are exceptions, however, and the grout inspector
must be aware of the possibility and must be prepared to stop grouting imm-
ediately to prevent heaving of the foundation.
(4) If any stage of a hole is found to be adequately tight as determined

by pressure testing, grouting of that stage may be omitted and the hole left
open for drilling in the next lower stage.
c. Stop Grouting.
(1) Stop grouting, sometimes called “up-staging,” is a method whereby

packers or expansion plugs block off preselected portions of the holes while
those portions are being grouted. The holes are drilled to their full depth,
are pressure tested, and are grouted in successive stops or zones from the bot-
tom up. (An exception to the requirement of drilling the hole to final depth
is made when lost circulation or artesian conditions are encountered. In
either of these cases, the hole is grouted prior to drilling to final depth.)
Packers or expansion plugs are set in the holes at the top of the interval to
be grouted, blocking off the higher portions of the holes, and the interval
is pressure-tested and grouted. The lowest zone is grouted first. The
packers are then raised to the top of the next higher stop, and grouting is
repeated. Grouting of holes of any one set (i.e., primary, secondary, etc.)
should be completed for all zones in a particular section before drilling of
split-spaced holes for the next set is commenced. Grouting pressures are
ordinarily reduced with each higher stop because of less cover over the zone
being grouted.
(2) Where grout communication from hole to hole is anticipated, a varia-

tion of the stop grouting method may be employed utilizing a multiple packer
system. Experience has shown that holes grouted by transmission of grout from
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an adjacent hole or holes are only partially grouted, and therefore incomplete.
The multiple packer procedure consists initially of the simultaneous use of
individual packers in adjacent holes during pressure testing. The procedure
involves testing at least two holes in advance of the hole to be grouted to
predetermine the zones of possible grout take ahead of the grouting schedule.
(Figure 4-2 shows examples of multiple packer settings under various condi-
tions of water take.) The packers are left in each hole just above the lowest
take zone, and the hole is grouted under the maximum allowable pressure for
the zone. This allows the header to be shifted from hole to hole and thus in-
creases the effectiveness of the job. This procedure reduces the costly re-
quirement of redrilling and regrouping holes that have been grouted by trans-
mission (interconnection of holes). Knowledge of which adjacent holes accept
water or grout is also helpful in determining the bottom hole depth for split-
spaced holes.
d. Series Grouting. Series grouting is similar to stage grouting except

that each successively deeper zone is grouted by means of a newly drilled hole
to eliminate the need for washing grout out of the hole before drilling deeper.
Holes at regular intervals are drilled to the depth of the first zone and indi-
vidually grouted from the top of rock at low pressure. The split-spacing
method of reducing the grout hole interval is followed until the uppermost
zone refuses grout at the permissible pressure. After the first zone has been
completed, another series of holes is drilled into the second zone and grouted
from the top of rock at higher pressures, following the same procedure as out-
lined for the first zone. Additional series of holes may be drilled, depend-
ing upon the final depth of grouting required. Maximum pressure is applied to
the deepest zone. The justification for using the higher pressures in the
deeper zones with this method is based upon the assumption that a blanket or
barrier, as provided by the previously grouted zones, prevents the escape of
grout through, or the development of uplift in, the shallower zones. Some-
times this does not occur and grout is intruded into the shallow rock under
high pressure. If this occurs, the foundation may be lifted and grouting must
be terminated or packers used.
e. Circuit Grouting. Circuit grouting requires the use of a double line

grouting system. The pump line is attached to a pipe that extends through an
expansion plug or packer or special header to within 5 feet of the bottom of
the hole. Grout venting from this pipe fills the hole, flows through a second
opening in the expansion plug or header into the attached return line, and re-
turns to the grout sump for recirculation. Thus, as soon as the pumping rate
exceeds the rate at which grout is injected into the rock, the grout hole be-
comes part of the grout circulation system. Circuit grouting may be used to
grout a hole drilled to full depth as a one-time operation, or it may be used
as a modification of any of the other grouting methods described.
f. Gravity Grouting.
(1) Sometimes referred to as tremie grouting, gravity grouting is often
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ALL WATER LOSSES IN SAME ZONE -START ONE HOLE “TIGHT” - TWO HOLES
GROUTING ON HOLE WITH LARGEST WATER WITH WATER TAKE IN DIFFERENT
TAKE. ZONES - REMOVE PACKERS FROM
TIGHT HOLE - START GROUTING
ON HOLE WITH DEEPEST WATER
TAKE.
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WATER LOSSES IN DIFFERENT ZONES ONE HOLE TIGHT - TWO HOLES

WITH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WITH WATER LOSS IN SAME ZONE
HOLES - START GROUTING ON HOLE WITH COMMUNICATION. REMOVE
WITH DEEPEST WATER TAKE - THEN PACKER FROM TIGHT HOLE -
START GROUTING ON HOLE WITH START GROUTING ON HOLE WITH
LARGEST WATER TAKE IN CONNECTED LARGEST WATER TAKE IN ZONE 2.
HOLES - ZONE 2.
Figure 4-2. Examples of stop grouting with multiple packers
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used in cases where large, open voids exist which will take grout freely. Ex-
amples of this condition are found in soluble formations, basalt flows, and
mine cavities. The gravity technique consists of drilling the hole to total
depth, lowering a grout pipe to near the bottom of the hole, and pumping in
grout under near gravity pressure. When the pressure begins to build up, the
grout pipe is slowly raised and the grouting is continued. The procedure is
repeated until the hole is completely grouted. The grout pipe should be kept
submerged in the grout at all times.
g“ Critique of Grouting Methods.
(1) Stage grouting.
(a) Advantages. All stage grouting, regardless of depth of zone, is

done from the top of the hole , usually through a short pipe or packer set in
the top of the hole. This method eliminates the need for deep packer settings
required for stop grouting. A smaller hole can sometimes be used for stage
grouting than that for stop grouting since no packer is involved. Stage grout-
ing has a flexibility that permits special attention to be given to almost any
local condition encountered, provided the specifications are written to permit
payment for the contractor’s efforts. Drill cuttings from lower zones cannot
clog groutable openings in higher zones. The grouting of all zones is done
through a single hole , making drilling costs much less than those for series
grouting, which requires a new hole for each cycle of drilling and grouting.
Surface rock is subjected to increasing pressures and repeated application of
grout from grouting of the deeper zones.
(b) Disadvantages. The principal disadvantage of stage grouting is the

danger of lifting or heaving the surface rock when grouting without a heavy
confining load. Heaving causes grout waste and may seriously damage the rock
and/or any superjacent structure. Lifting occurs at comparatively low pres-
sures when grout is actually injected into and displaces rock near the sur-
face. Thinly bedded, horizontally stratified rocks and highly fractured rocks
are easily lifted. A second major disadvantage of stage grouting, as compared
to stop grouting, is higher cost. A drill must be set up over each grout hole
at least once for each zone in the hole, and grout lines must be connected to
the hole equally often. Both items add time and money costs to the job. Con-
nections to grout holes are usually pay items, and more are required for stage
grouting. Labor is expended and grout is wasted for each stage of grout hole
that is cleaned before deepening. Premature cleanout may result in flowback
of the grout injected into the rock, and this grout will also be wasted.
(2) Stop grouting.
(a) Advantages. This grouting method has several advantages: Imperfec-

tions disclosed by drilling operations may be isolated by means of the expan-
sion plug and given special treatment. Only one drill setup per hole is re-
quired; pressure washing and testing may be concentrated in small segments of
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the holes by means of double expansion plugs, thereby improving the efficiency
of these operations; cleaning or drilling out holes after grouting is unneces-
sary, less connections are required, and the method is ❑ ore economical than
the other methods.
(b) Disadvantages. Some disadvantages of stop grouting are: grout

sometimes bypasses the grout stops, or expansion plugs, through vertical or
near vertical fractures or joints; a tight seal is difficult to obtain with
expansion plugs in fractured or broken rock, and in cavernous or solution
honeycombed rock; leaks into nearby holes may cause difficulties and may plug
fractures and seams and other imperfections in those holes above the zone
being grouted; and sizes of holes that can be used for grouting are limited to
the sizes of packers or expansion plugs obtainable. Packers are frequently
lost due to their becoming grouted into the hole.
(3) Series grouting.
(a) Advantages. The advantages stated for stage grouting (except the
last listed) also apply to series grouting. Other advantages of series grout-
ing are that all grouting is done from a new hole in freshly exposed rock, pro-
viding maximum exposure of groutable voids, and grout injected into the rock
is not lost by poorly timed cleanouts as in stage grouting.
(b) Disadvantages. The major disadvantages of stage grouting, which are

the danger of heaving and an increased expenditure of time and money, apply to
series grouting also. The increased amount of drilling makes series grouting
the most expensive of the methods described. There is a much greater danger
of heaving the surface rock with series grouting than in stage grouting.
(4) Circuit grouting.
(a) Advantages. Grout is kept alive in the entire hole until grouting
is complete. Thus, small openings occurring below large ones can be grouted
after the large openings are filled. Caving holes can be grouted by jetting
the grout pipes through the caving zones. Holes can be flushed more
thoroughly during the grouting operation in circuit grouting than by any other
method. Caving or sloughing materials are removed from the hole by the rising
column of grout and later removed from the system by a screen placed between
the return line and sump.
(b) Disadvantages. If the packer is set near the top of the hole, the
entire hole must be grouted at a sufficiently low pressure to prevent lifting
of surface rock. If the packer is set several feet below the surface, the
upper part of the rock is ungrouted. A larger hole must be provided to permit
installation of the assembly. Excessive time is required to assemble and
disassemble grout pipe in the hole. In addition, the cost is higher than for
stage or stop grouting.
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(5) Combining methods. No large grouting job is likely to be completed

using only one grouting method in the strictest sense of the definitions. For
example, the drill water may be lost during the drilling of a hole for stop
grouting, and drilling must be stopped immediately and the hole grouted. In
such cases it can be said that stop grouting is done by stages. In stage
grouting if the upper rock is so fractured that it cannot be sealed well
enough to withstand the higher pressures desired for the lower zones, it may
be necessary to grout the lower zones through a packer set below the fractured
rock. This is also a combinationof the stage and stop grouting methods. In
some cases circuit grouting may be used in fractured zones. A badly fractured
upper zone extended over a considerable area may require treatment by a grid
of shallow holes grouted by the series or stage methods. The grid forms a
grouted rock blanket before stop, stage, or series grouting is continued in
the lower zones of the area. Specifications should be flexible enough to per-
mit the use of the method or methods best suited to whatever situation is en-
countered and should provide a means of compensating the contractor for the
work performed.
(6) Selection of method. Stage grouting and stop grouting are the two
most common methods of grouting. Service records show that effective results
can be obtained by either method. If grouting is delaying another construc-
tion operation and time is an important factor, stop grouting should be given
serious consideration. If higher pressures are needed in lower zones of the
grout hole than near the top, stop groutirigis the best suited method. Ex-
amples of the latter are reservoir rims, dam abutments, mine shafts or other
similar deep excavations, and underground structures grouted from the surface.
Portions of grout holes must occasionally be drilled through rock above the
horizons requiring treatment. Since grouting the upper rock is unnecessary,
stop grouting is well adapted to this situation. If sufficient rock overlies
the grouting horizon, the entire hole may be grouted with one stop and with
only low or gravity pressure at the collar of the hole. If the surface rock
in the grouting area is thinly bedded and has a nearly horizontal attitude,
stop grouting is the best method to avoid lifting. A stage of grouting is
usually required if the drill water is lost before the hole reaches final
depth. Stage grouting should be used to prevent natural muds formed by drill
cuttings from shales or similar rocks from filling or obstructing groutable
openings at higher horizons. Consolidation of the upper rock may be desirable
or necessary before any grouting at depth proceeds, and will necessitate the
stage or series grouting method. If grouting the foundation of an existing
structure is desired at pressures comparable to the load imposed by the struc-
ture, great care must be exercised to avoid heaving and tilting the structure.
The danger of heaving is less if the rock is massive or medium bedded, the
joints are at high angles, or the strata are steeply dipping.
4-7. Foundation Drainage.
a. Galleries are generally provided in concrete dams for drilling,
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grouting, and drainage. Where possible, the minimum size of the gallery
should be 8 by 8 feet.
b. In addition to grouting, drainage may be required to control seepage

and pressures in foundations or abutments. Foundation drainage features,
filters, and other measures act together, or in combination with the grout
curtain (if present), to control seepage, reduce pressures, and prevent piping.
Foundation drainage features include drilled drains, relief wells, drainage
adits, drainage galleries, and pervious drains or filters.
c. Galleries have not been constructed in embankment dams built by the

Corps of Engineers but may be considered for future projects.
d. Drainage is one of the most effective means of seepage control.

Drains should not be drilled until after grouting has been completed. When
grouting is necessary near existing drainage features, caution is necessary to
avoid grouting the drains or wells. Effectiveness of the drainage features
should be checked after the grouting program, and the drains or wells should
be cleaned and/or rehabilitated and new drains or wells provided as necessary.
e. Foundation drains in galleries are frequently inclined downstream to

increase the distance between the drains and the grout holes. Drain holes
should be a minimum of 3 inches in diameter and may or may not be lined with
slotted polyvinyl chloride or metal casing, depending on the geologic condi-
tions and groundwater. Gravel or sand should never be used to fill the hole.
f. Drains in tunnels and abutments may be horizontal or inclined at any

angle. If drains are horizontal or inclined upward in shale or other sensi-
tive materials, they should be provided with traps at the collar to prevent
air circulation in the hole and should be cased if necessary.
g. Drains should be designed so that they are accessible and can be peri-
odically inspected and cleaned.
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CHAPTER 5
GROUT MATERIALS
5-1. Grout Materials.
a. Introduction. The user of portland cement grout must consider two

major factors: (1) the compatibility of the individual materials and (2) the
intended purpose of each of the constituents. The results of adding various
materials to the grout mixture will enable the user not only to develop a wide
range of physical properties in the grout but also to make adjustments in the
field to meet changes in project conditions.
b. Portland Cements. The most common and best known hydraulic cements
used worldwide as the basic ingredient for cement grouts are portland cements.
Some of the cements listed below may not be economically available in all sec-
tions of the country. The availability of portland cement should be deter-
mined before the type is specified. Types of portland cement produced, and
those which may be considered for use in grouting applications, are as follows:
(1) Type I portland cement. Type I is accepted as the general purpose

cement for use in the vast majority of grouting applications when special
—.
properties of other types are not required.
(2) Type II portland cement. Type II is manufactured to resist moderate

sulphate attack and to generate a slower rate of heat of hydration than that
exhibited by Type 1. ~.
(3) Type III portland cement. Type III is used when high early strengths
are desired, usually 2 weeks or less. It is considered for use in emergency
repairs in instances that require grouting application or phases of grouting
applications to be put into service quickly. Since particle size-is smaller
than in other types, it is sometimes specified for grouting fine cracks.
(4) Type IV portland cement. Type IV generates less heat during hydra-
tion than Type II cement. It develops strength at a much slower rate than
Type I. It is considered for use in large mass grout placements when high
temperatures of heat of hydration are objectionable.
(5) Type V portland cement. Type V is manufactured for use in grout

exposed to severe sulphate action. It is used principally when a high sul-
phate content is present in soils or groundwaters.
(6) Air-entraining portland cement, Types IA, 11A, and 111A. These
types correspond in composition to Types I, II, and III, respectively. These
cements contain small quantities of air-entraining materials that are incorpo-
rated by intergrinding them with the clinker during manufacture. They are
rarely used in grouts and are only considered if a grout may be exposed to
severe freezing and thawing conditions.
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(7) Oil well cements. Cements manufactured for use in wells are subject
to wide ranges of temperature and pressure and consequently differ from the
ASTM types that are manufactured for use in a less harsh environment. In meet-
ing well requirements the American Petroleum Institute (API) provides specifi-
cations covering eight classes of oil-well cements, designated Classes A, B,
C, D, E, F, G, and H. The API Classes A, B, and C correspond to ASTM Types I,
II, and III. There are no corresponding API Classes for ASTM Types IV and V.
c. Pozzolans. These materials are siliceous or siliceous and aluminous

that in finely divided forms and in the presence of water chemically react
with calcium hydroxide of portland cements to form compounds embodying ce-
mentitious properties. Pozzolans may be divided into three classes.
(1) Class N. This class includes raw or calcined natural pozzolans,

such as certain diatomaceous earths; opaline cherts and shales; tuffs and
volcanic ashes, such as pumicites, which may or may not be processed by cal-
cination; and some clays and shales that require calcination to induce satis-
factory properties.
(2) Class F and Class C. These are fly ashes that are finely divided
residues resulting from combustion processes of ground or powdered coal. Fly
ash is the most commonly used pozzolan for grouts.
d. Admixtures. Any material other than water, fine aggregate, and hy-
draulic cement added to the grout immediately before or during its mixing to
alter its chemical or physical properties to a desired characteristic during
its fluid or plastic state is classified as an admixture. The principal mate-
rials used for these purposes are as follows:
(1) Accelerators. The most widely used accelerator in grout mixtures is

calcium chloride (CaC12). Generally, calcium chloride can be safely used in
amounts up to two percent by weight of the cement. It is mainly used when
early stiffening and setting of grout mixtures are desired. Use of calcium
chloride in instances where grout may be exposed to cold weather is effective
in minimizing the possibility of grout freezing during setting. This accelera-
tor may aggrava~ sulphate attack, alkali-silica reaction, and in high concen-
trations, it acts as a retarder. It should not be used when the grout is in
contact with steel. Other accelerators include certain soluble carbonates,
silicates, and triethanolamine. Granular and flaked calcium chloride can be
successfully used if added to the grout by being dissolved in a portion of the
mix water.
(2) Retarders. The most commonly used retarders are organic chemicals,
most likely lignosulfanic acid salts or hydroxylated carboxylic acid salts or
modifications of these additives. Retarders are used to offset the unde-
sirable accelerating effects of high placement temperatures and to prolong
grout injection or placement time. A retarder may be required for tempera-
tures above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
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(3) Water reducers. The kinds of materials used for retarders are essen-
tially the same components for water reducers. They increase the pumpability
of grout mixtures by increasing their fluidity and increase their strengths by
reducing the water content of the mixtures while at the same time maintaining
the same degree of fluidity. Water reduction also decreases the permeability
and porosity of portland cement grout mixtures.
(4) Aluminum powder. Aluminum powder is sometimes used in portland ce-

ment grouts to produce shrinkage compensation or a slight to moderate amount
of controlled expansion during the plastic state of the grout. This expansion
is a result of the reaction of the alkalies of the cement with the aluminum,
which produces a small amount of hydrogen gas in the grout. The amount and
rate of the expansion is largely dependent on the temperature of the grout, the
alkali content of the cement, and the type, fineness, and particle shape of the
aluminum powder used. Unpolished, nonleafing powders of high purity and low
grease have been found to be satisfactory in portland cement grouts. The ex-
pansion occurs during the fluid state of the grout and is completed prior to
final setting of the grout. Two or three grams, or about 1 teaspoonful, of
the powder per sack of cement is generally used. Laboratory or field trial
mixtures are essential prior to the use of aluminum powder in project work.
(5) Fluidifiers. Fluidifiers in grout mixtures inhibit early stiffening,

hold fine particles in suspension, and produce a controlled amount of expan-
sion prior to initial setting. The composition of the fluidifier may include
several constituents to produce the stipulated properties. The principal in-
gredients are usually a gas-generating additive, a retarder, and a dispersing
agent. Pumpability of portland cement grout mixtures is improved by the addi-
tion of small to moderate amounts of finely ground fly ash, rock flour, pumic-
ites, diatomites, and bentonites. These admixtures, with the exception of
most fly ashes, will usually require an increase in mixture water. Trial mix-
tures should be tested for desired performance characteristics prior to using
those materials in field work.
e. Fillers. Sometimes referred to as extenders, fillers are various

types of materials used in grout mixtures to replace various amounts of ce-
ment, mainly for reasons of economy when substantial quantities of grout are
required to fill large voids, trenches, and cavities, and to stem bore holes,
shafts, and tunnels.
(1) Filler use. Caution should be exercised in the use of fillers as

they tend to increase the setting time of grouts, and in the case of high
water content grouts, may result in a high degree of shrinkage and strength
loss. Silts and clays require careful selection as they may contain excessive
amounts of organic ❑aterials. Accelerators and water-reducing admixtures
should be considered when fillers are used.
(2) Fine mineral fillers. Rock flour, clay, fly ash, silt, diatomite,
pumice, barite, and others are fine mineral fillers.
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(3) Coarse fillers. Ordinary sand is the most common of all coarse
grout fillers and is usually screened to a desired gradation. Two parts of
sand to one part of cement by weight is the practical upper limit of sand con-
tent in a grout mixture unless mineral fillers or admixtures are used. Other
coarse fillers where strength is not a consideration include shredded rubber,
perlite, wood shavings and chips, shredded and chopped cellophane, crushed
cottonseed hulls, mica flakes, steel, nylon and plastic fibers, plastic and
polystyrene beads, and others.
(4) Mineral fillers. Care is required in the selection of mineral

fillers as materials for permanent work. The fillers generally used are sand,
rock flour, and fly ash; the latter has become more commonly used in recent
years. Trial batches should be conducted when fillers are introduced in port-
land cement mixtures.
(5) Fly ash. Fly ash may be used both as a filler and an admixture, and
in both instances it will produce cementitious properties in the grout mixture
when the finely divided siliceous residue reacts chemically with the portland
cement. The maximum amount of fly ash should not exceed 30 percent of the
cement by weight as a replacement material of the cement if strength levels
maintained at approximately the 28-day age are desired.
(6) Diatomite. Diatomite is made up of fossils of minute marine or-

ganisms and is composed principally of silica. The fineness of processed
diatomite may range from three to 15 times finer than that of cement. It re-
sembles fine powder in texture and appearance. Small amounts improve pump-
ability in grouts; however, in large amounts as a filler material, a very high
water-cement,ratio will be required and it can be used only to fulfill job
requirements for low-strength grouts.
(7) Pumicite. Pumicite is a processed material produced from the pul-

verizing of volcanic ash, ashstone, tuff, or pumice. Pumicite serves not only
as a filler, but in small amounts, it also promotes pumpability. Pumicite
also produces pozzolanic cementitious properties in the mixture. The mixture
water demand is higher than that of fly ash but not nearly as high as that re-
quired by diatomite.
(8) Bentonite. Bentonite is a montmorillonite sodium base clay often

called gel, and has grown in use in recent years to improve the pumpability in
grouts. Advantages of using bentonite also include its tendency to reduce
shrinkage and to prevent bleeding. Bentonite may also be used as a filler;
however, the mixture water demand, like that of diatomite, increases consider-
ably. Strength reductions are consequently quite high. Mixtures using ben-
tonite prehydrated prior to being mixed in the grout require approximately
75 percent less bentonite than those using bentonite introduced as a dry
ingredient.
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(9) Barite. A naturally occurring barium sulphate (BaS04), barite has

a specific gravity of approximately 4.5. Processed barite resembles bentonite
in physical characteristics. Barite has an extremely high water demand which
results in low strength development in grouts. Barite can serve as a filler
in small to moderate amounts when high density grouts are desirable and low
strengths are acceptable.
f. Mixing Water. Water acceptable for drinking is generally accepted

for use as the mixture water for grouts. The suspected presence of objection-
able impurities, especially those in large concentrations, should be investi-
gated. These impurities include dissolved sodium or potassium salts, alkalies,
organic matter, mineral acids, sugars or sugar derivatives, and silts. Water
obtained from natural sources “onsite” must be tested (CRD-C 400) and approved.
5-2. Portland Cement Grout Mixtures.
a. Proportioning.
(1) The water-cement ratio in grouting mixtures should be carefully

considered. The ratio not only influences strength and workability but also
affects pumpability, viscosity, penetration, grout take, setting time, and
pumping pressures. A high water-cement ratio may also adversely affect the
long-time durability of grouts used in various permanent types of grouting
applications.
(2) The volume basis is comonly used in the field for the sake of con-
venience in that it eliminates batch weighings when precision weighing of
constituents is not essential. Mixtures used in the field are frequently ex-
pressed as the ratio of the volume of water in cubic feet to one sack of
cement having a “loose” volume of one cubic foot. The mixtures may range from
6:1 to 0.6:1 for much field work. Mixtures as thin as 10:1 are sometimes em-
ployed in rare cases; however, such admixtures as accelerators, retarders,
fluidifiers, and water reducers may be required to modify these mixtures to
meet certain job conditions. The volume of fluid grout actually produced by
any combination of properly proportioned materials is equal to the sum of the
absolute volume of cement plus absolute volume of filler material or signifi-
cant amounts of admixtures plus volume of water. The absolute volume of one
94-pound sack of cement (using an average specific gravity of 3.15 for port-
land cement) is 0.478 cubic feet. Usually only approximations are necessary
and one sack of cement can be assumed to yield 0.5 cubic foot.
b. Neat Slurries. Mixtures with a high degree of fluidity, which

usually contain no sand and only cement and water and small amounts of modi-
fiers that do not appreciably alter the fluidity characteristics of the mix-
tures, are referred to as slurries. Such mixtures have a very low viscosity
and sometimes are referred to as self-leveling, thin, or highly fluid.
c. Foamed Slurries. Sometimes referred to as cellular grout, foamed
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slurries are used in special applications, such as backpacking, for buried

hardened structures that will or might be subjected to impact or dynamic load-
ing. This slurry is also used to protect monitoring instrumentation from
shock blast when it is used in tests associated with nuclear or high-explosive
testing and as a backfill material as well as a material that can be developed
to control rates and amounts of permeability when such permeability is desired.
This grout is also used in temporary construction because of its ease of
excavation.
(1) Mixture. The slurry is composed of a water-portland cement mixture

to which a proprietary foam is added in various amounts to obtain a range of
strength and density levels that will result in low stresses and high strains.
The foam is provided in liquid form and is transformed using a foam generator.
One manufacturer of a foaming product describes his product as a hydrolyzed,
neutralized, stabilized protein foaming agent.
(2) Physical properties. Compressive strengths may range from 50 to

1000 pounds per square inch and densities from 40 to 80 pounds per cubic foot.
Type I or II cement is normally used in the neat phase of the slurry. The
water-cement ratios normally range from 0.5 to 0.6 by weight.
d. Sanded Grouts. Sand in grouts is used mainly as a filler for reasons

of economy. Other benefits include lower water-cement ratios, less heat of
hydration, and less shrinkage. The higher the degree of sphericity of the
sand, the better the pumpability becomes. Pumpability also increases with the
fineness of the sand; however, a higher water content is required. Processed
and bank run sands are usually screened over a No. 16 screen; however, they
may frequently be used “as is.” Natural or manufactured sand may also be used.
A series of investigations was conducted by the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways
Experiment Station (wES) covering the testing of sanded grouts. Physical char-
acteristics of sanded grouts determined from these investigations are sum-
marized in Appendix D. The investigations have indicated the following:
(1) Two parts of sand to one part of cement canbe pumped without the
aid of admixtures at normal temperatures.
(2) Small amounts of diatomite appreciably increase the sand-carrying

capacity of grouts. Bentonite contents in excess of 10 percent by weight of
cement permit enormous amounts of sand in mixtures but result in very little
strength development due to their extremely high water demand.
(3) Sand deficient in material passing the No. 100 sieve requires the,
addition of finely divided mineral admixtures to increase the sand-carrying
capacity of the grout. Sand containing as much as 25 percent of fines passing
the No. 100 sieve can be successfully pumped at one to three ratios of cement
to sand by volume or weight.
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(4) The addition of fine materials requires increases in water contents

when a given degree of fluidity is desired.
(5) Sands manufactured from limestone and traprock can be successfully

pumped.
(6) Limestone fines were more efficient pound for pound in promoting
pumpability than was fly ash or loess.
(7) men 1.5 parts of fly ash and 1.0 part of diatomite were proportioned
to one part of cement by weight in mixtures containing crushed limestone having
10 percent fines passing the No. 100 sieve, 7.5 and 12.0 parts of sand could be
pumped, respectively. High water contents and low strengths are also revealed.
(8) The quality of portland cement grout proportioned with 25 percent

fly ash by weight of cement did not appear to be lower than similar grout with-
out fly ash.
e. Groutabilitv Ratio. Groutabilitv ratio is an indication of the in-

jectability of solid suspension grouts in~o granular materials. The “D” size
is the designation given-to the percentage-p~ssing sieve size of a cement,
sand, or gravel. A grout having 85 percent passing the No. 200 sieve is said
of 74 microns, the sieve opening; and a sand having 15 percent
‘0 ‘ave a ’85
passing the No. size of 1,190 microns. The Groutability
16 ‘ieve ‘as a ’15
Ratio N is derived from these values and is expressed as D15/D85, which in
this instance results in 1,190/74 = 16. Caution should be exercised in ‘select-
ing N. The N = D15/D85 ratio may be satisfactory in the above case where
N = 16. Groutability becomes questionable as N approaches 6, which is the
value where filtering begins. N generally should be greater than 25 but in
some cases may be as low as 15, depending upon physical properties of the
grout materials. Figure 5-1 gives a graphic interpretation of this equation.
It shows (1) typical grain-size curves for portland cement, Boston blue clay,
ordinary asphalt emulsion, and special Shellperm asphalt emulsion, and (2) the
lower limits (D15) of sand groutable by the above-described grout materials.
f. Fluid Physical Properties. Fluidity is the major indication of the

degree of pumpability or nonpumpability that a grout will exhibit. In addi-
tion to stiff-and thin, fluidity is expressed in the three follow~ng terms.
High fluidity is a fluid mixture of the “self-leveling” type, is highly flow-
able, often referred to as very thin, and is very low in viscosity. Moderate
fluidity is a flowable mixture that is described as being within the limits of
flowability having a moderate degree of viscosity. Minimum fluidity is a
stiff mixture classified as being in the plastic range, exhibiting a few
inches of slump, and described at times as being nonflowable or thick. Mea-
surements of fluidity include grouts having time-of-efflux ranging between 10
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U.S.STANDARD
SIEVE NUMBERS
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GRAIN SIZE. MM
Figure 5.1 Soil and grout materials grain-size curves
and 30 seconds as measured by the flow cone test (CRD-C 611) are usually highly
pumpable and range in viscosity from approximately 100 to 10,000 centipoises.
The moderately fluid grouts will measure between 125 and 145 flow on the flow
table at five drops. These viscosities may range between 10,000 and
50,000 centipoises and have slumps in excess of eight inches. Minimum fluid
grouts, stiff and thick, exhibit flow table flows of 100 to 125 at five drops
and slumps no greater than eight inches. High and moderate fluidity grouts
❑ay be pumped utilizing most types of grout pumps of the nonsurging variety
when pressure applic:~tionsare ❑ade; however, ❑inimum fluidity grouts are
usually placed in large cavities by using concrete pumps or tremies or may be
placed in structural concrete cracks, scoured holes, or similar voids by means
other than pumps or tremies.
g“ Hardened Physical Properties. Host neat cement slurries having

a high degree of fluidity will range in density from approximately 90 to
110 pounds per cubic foot and have-compressive-strengths ranging from
a few hundred pounds per square inch for the conventional moderately
thin mixtures to 2,000 pounds per square inch for the thicker type.
Flexural strength of grouts will normally range from 10 to 15 percent
of the compressive strengths. The modulus of elasticity (E) will be
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approximately half of that exhibited for concrete of the same level of

strength. The moderately fluid grouts usually have densities in the range of
110 to 125 pounds per cubic foot and compressive strengths between 2,000 and
3,000 pounds per square inch, and the minimum fluidity types willhave densi-
ties ranging from 125 to 140 pounds per cubic foot and compressive strengths
between 3,000 and 6,000 pounds per square inch. In critical areas, such as
for ❑achine bases, laboratory strength tests may be conducted to determine
suitable mixes. Shrinkage, permeability (CRD-C 48), and creep tests may also
be desirable.
5-3. Special Cements and Mixtures.
a. Expansive Cements. Expansive cements have become commercially avail-

able in recent years principally for use in compensating for normal shrinkage
occurring during the first few weeks of curing and hardening of grouts. These
types of expanding cements are not to be confused with the expansion obtained
by hydrogen, oxygen, or nitrogen gas liberation that occurs in grouts only
during the fluid phase. A chemical compound present in expansive cement is an
anhydrous calcium sulfoaluminate, which in the presence of lime, calcium sul-
fate, and water, hydrates to form ettringite and to produce the expansion.
The bar method restrained expansion tests (American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) C 878) of the cements will range from approximately 0.04 to
0.10 percent. Grout mixtures containing these cements may be used under
machine bases or column bases, for bolt anchorage, in concrete cracks, behind
tunnel and shaft liners, for borehole and tunnel stemming, and in similar ap-
plications where drying shrinkage does not occur to a significant degree.
These cements do exhibit early stiffening characteristics; consequently, re-
tarding and water-reducing admixtures should be considered.
b. Gypsum Cements. Gypsum cements are generally quick setting, are com-
monly used for pothole and chuckhole quick repair, and are sometimes selected
for use in rock and anchor bolting. Because of their quick setting properties,
gypsum cements are sometimes used when temperatures are near freezing. A
slight amount of expansion is normal in these t~es of cements. Caution ❑ust
be exercised in their use as durability is questionable when they are exposed
to aggressive environments (i.e., freezing, salts, high temperatures, wetting
and drying). Gypsum cements are available in a wide range of setting times
and strengths. Their behavior is quite variable from one brand to another.
Gypsum cement is sometimes used as an admixture to accelerate the set of port-
land cements as well as in small quantities to overcome false set problems
that may occur in portland cements. Gypsum cements should be evaluated in the
laboratory before they are used , especially if the application will require a
degree of permanence. They should not be used for permanent grout curtains in
dams.
c. Quick-Setting Cements. Cements that reveal an initial and final set-

ting time of approximately one-half that exhibited by normally setting cements,
such as Type I or Type II, are considered quick setting. Gypsum, Type III,
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high alumina, and regulated-set cements, the latter containing haloaluminate,

are the most commonly used when quick setting is required. High temperature
environments will further accelerate the setting time of these quick sets to a
point that may approach flash setting. Quick-set cements should be laboratory
and field tested prior to use.
d. Fluid and Hardened Properties. Expansive cement, gypsum, and quick-

setting cements require somewhat higher water contents than other types as a
result of initial hydration, causing early stiffening. All must be batched
and placed quickly to avoid setting up in mixers, pumps, lines, or buckets.
Generally, the mixtures are initially self-leveling; however, within seconds
or ❑inutes, they begin to stiffen and set. Some gypsum cements will develop
compressive strengths ranging up to 10,000 pounds per square inch in a ❑atter
of a few days. Type III cement grouts normally develop in 7 to 10 days age
strengths that Types I, II, IV, and V develop in 28 days age. High alumina
and regulated-set cements behave somewhat like Type III; however, they are
somewhat quicker setting and higher in ultimate strength development.
5-4. Mixture Adjustments.
a. As noted in paragraph 5-2a the volume of fluid grout produced by any

combination of properly proportioned materials is equal to the sum of the ab-
solute volume of the cement plus the absolute volume of filler material or
significant amounts of admixtures plus the volume of water. The absolute
volume of loose ❑aterial (e.g. cement, fly ash, diatomite, bentonite, and
sand) is always computed from weight and specific gravity:
weight of loose material

Absolute Volume =
specific gravity x unit weight of water
and volume of liquids is computed:
weight of liquid
Volume = .. .. . . . ..
unlr.welgnc or Llqula
b. When it is desirable to maintain a given yield for a grout batch, or

to increase or decrease the amount of water or loose materials, the preceding
computations ❑ust be made in making such adjustments whether such adjustments
are made for improving pumpability, for increasing or decreasing strength of
grout mixtures, or for possible adjustment of density or other desired physi-
cal properties. Strength ❑ay not be a controlling factor, as in much subsur-
face water control grouting, and thiming and thickening of the basic mixture
may therefore be required to obtain the desired grout take at any given loca-
tion of a downhole injection.
c. Figures 5-2, 5-3, and 5-4 are charts including portland cement con-
tent of mixtures, and portland cement thickening and thinning, respectively.
For either thiming or thickening, the cement content of a given volume of
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“o 5 10 1s 20
CU FT GROUT
EXAMPLE: 10 CU FT OF 2.0 W/C GROUT (A) =4.0 SACKS CEMENT.
NOTE: WATER-CEMENT RATIO [W/Cl = CUBIC FEET WATER + SACKS OF

CEMENT.
Figure 5-2. Cement content of portland-cement

grout mixtures
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CU FT GROUT
o 5 10 $5 20
20
15
10
Ex AMPLE 1: CEMENT REQUIRED TO THICKEN 4.0 CU FT OF 4.0 W/C GROUT

TO 0.6 W/C (ABC) = 5.0 SACKS.
Ex AMPLE 2: CEMENT REQUIRED TO THICKEN 7.0 CU FT OF 3.0 WIC GROUT
TO 1.0 WjC (DEF) = 4.0 SACKS.
NOTE: WATER-CEMENT RATIO (W/C) = CUBIC FEET WATER + SACKS OF

CEMENT.
FOR DETERMINATION OF QUANTITY OF CEMENT TO AOD. LAY
STRAIGHTEDGE FROM POINT OF INTERSECTION OF DE51RE0 WATER-
CEMENT CURVE ANO VERTICAL LINE REPRESENTING INITIAL
WATER-CEMENT RATIO TO POINT O AT LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER
OF CHART. READ AMOUNT OF CEMENT TO AOD ON LEFT SIOE OF
CHART OPPOSITE POINT WHERE STRAIGHTEDGE INTERSECTS VER-
TICAL LINE REPRESENTING CUBIC FEET OF GROUT TO BE
THICKENED.
Figure 5-3. Portland-cement grout thickening chart
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CU FT GROUT
o 5 10 1s 20.
20
!s
to I 1 1 , I
1I I I
I
~6.0~ ., !>!=!?.!~
I I
o
0.0 O.qoq
Wmvmmm&L-.
o mxoae-00
EXAMPLE 1: WATER REQUIRED TO THIN 2.7 CU FT OF 0.6 w/C GROUT TO

4.0 w/c (ABC) = 8.3 CU FT.
EXAMPLE 2: WATER REQUIRED TO THIN 3.7 CU FT OF 1.0 W/C GROUT TO

3.0 w/c (DEF) = 4.9 cu FT.
NOTE: WATER-CEMENT RATIO (W/C) =CUBIC FEET WATER + SACKS OF

CEMENT.
FOR DETERMINATION OF QUANTITY OF WATER TO AOD, LAY
STRAIGHTEDGE FROM POINT OF INTERSECTION OF INITIAL AND
OESIRED WATER-CEMENT RATIO CURVES TO POINT O AT LOWER
LEFT-HAND CORNER OF CHART. READ AMOUNT OF WATER TO ADD
ON LEFT SIDE OF CHART OPPOSITE POINT WHERE STRAIGHTEDGE
INTERSECTS VERTICAL LINE REPRESENTING CUBIC FEET OF
GROUT TO BE THINNED.
Figure 5-4. Portland cement grout thiming chart
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grout is first determined. The cubic feet of grout is divided by the cubic
feet of grout obtained from a one-sack batch, based on the absolute volume of
a sack of cement being approximately 0.5 cubic foot.
EXAMPLE: Find the number of sacks of cement in a 12.6-cubic-foot batch

of 4:1 grout and in a 12.6-cubic-foot batch of 0.75:1 grout.
For 4:1 mixture
4 (cubic feet of water) + 0.5 (solid volume of 1 sack of cement)
= 4.5 cubic feet. 12.6 + 4.5 = 2.8 sacks of cement
For 0.75:1 mixture
0.75 (cubic foot of water) + 0.5 (solid volume of 1 sack of cement)
= 1.25 cubic feet. 12.6 + 1.25 = 10.1 sacks of cement
d. The measured thinning of a grout requires the addition of cubic feet

of water equal in number to the number of sacks of cement in the grout to be
thinned multiplied by the difference between the figures representing the
water in the water-cement ratios for the grout on hand and the mixture desired.
EWPLE : Determine cubic feet of water necessary to thin 7.2 cubic feet
of 1:1 grout to 3:1 grout.
There are 4.8 sacks of cement in 7.2 cubic feet of 1:1 grout
(7.2 + 1.5 = 4.8).
The difference between the figures representing the water in the
water-cement ratios of the two mixtures (3:1 and 1:1) is 2. The
amount of water needed to bring 7.2 cubic feet of a 1:1 mixture to a
3:1 mixture is 9.6 (2 x 4.8 = 9.6).
e. The measured thickening of a grout is accomplished by subtracting the

absolute vclume of the sacks of cement in cubic feet from the cubic feet of
grout to obtain the volume of water in the grout. Cement is then added to
give the desired water-cement ratio with this volume of water. The adjustment
should be made to the nearest whole sack so as to simplify batching operations.
The following is an example of thickening:
Thicken a 5.6-cubic-foot mixture to a 1:1 mixture.

Mixture contains 4.8 cubic feet of water and 1.6 sacks of cement. Re-
quired are 4.8 cubic feet of water and 4.8 sacks of cement for producing
a 1:1 ratio. The addition of 3.2 sacks could be made; however, to avoid
fractions of sacks of cement during batching, add 0.8 cubic foot of water
and 4.0 sacks of cement.
5-5. Chemical Grouts.

..
a. General Statement. Chemical grout provides the construction
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industry with a variety of benefits that are a result of improved gel-timing

injection control and extended infectivity limits as well as increases in the
strength development of various systems. Chemical grouts may be defined as
true solutions composed of two or more chemicals that react to foti soft,
flexible gels, and semirigid and hard rigid gels.
b. Application Areas. Most chemical grout systems (e.g., acrylamides,

silicates, and lignins) are used to increase the mass strength of soils and in
subsurface water control. The great majority of applications are associated
with foundation work. Epoxy and polyester resins are used not only in shallow
crack repairs in concrete and rock but also for the emplacement of rock bolts
and anchors. Water-base resins, somewhat higher in viscosity than acrylamide
and silicate types but much lower than the viscosities common in portland
cement grout, may be considered for grouting medium sands and coarse silts.
Caution should be exercised in the use of chemical grouts since various sys-
tems have toxic and caustic constituents. Environmental restrictions may
eliminate the use of certain chemicals for many grouting applications.
c. Self-Contained Systems. Self-contained two-component systems that

could be classified as chemical grouts have recently become available. These
systems are designed primarily for the anchoring of tendons, rebars, and
rockbolts.
d. Reference. Engineer Manual EM 1110-2-3504 should be used as a guide

when the use of chemical grouts is being considered. The manufacturer of
those systems that appear to meet job requirements should be contacted for
verification. Consideration should be given to conducting laboratory and
field evaluations of the system or systems being considered as likely candi-
dates for a given application.
5-6. Asphalt Grouts. Asphalt grouts have occasionally been used in success-
fully sealing moderate to large subsurface water flows in rock channels where
cement grouts failed, or where the use of cement grout was not considered
practical because of the configuration of the area to be grouted and the vol-
ume and velocity of the water flow. Hot asphalts and asphalt emulsions have
been used to form barriers to water flow. Hot asphalts are generally heated
to approximately 400° F when used for grouting. Care should be exercised in
maintaining the heating temperature of a hot asphalt system below its reported
flash point. Asphalt emulsions, immiscible in water, are applied cold and are
suspended in water in colloidal form. Special chemicals are added to the mix-
ture to cause “breaking,” which brings about flocculation and subsequent co-
agulation in forming an effective grout. The control of coagulation time is
an important factor to ensure that the proper amount of coagulation occurs at
the proper time at the desired subsurface location.
5-7. Clay Grouts. Fine clays are useful as fillers in lean portland cement
grouts. Benefits derived from their use include improved pumpability, in-
fectivity, and economy. The two principal types of clays employed in grouting
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work are montmorillonite and kaolin. Attapulgite is a third type that is used
in salt domes and in seawater grouting or other areas of application where
moderate to high saline conditions are present. Bentonite is used in grout
mainly because of its gel swelling properties, which are not exhibited by
kaolin.
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CHAPTER 6
EQUIPMENT
6-1. Introduction. Guidance for selecting or approving the specialized

equipment necessary for a grouting project is provided below, and operational
principles for the equipment are outlined and related to job requirements.
Additional guidance for selection of drilling methods is contained in
paragraph 4-4.
6-2. Drilling and Grouting Equipment.
a. Drill Rigs. In the selection of a drill, site considerations and job

drilling/grouting requirements dictate the type and size of drill to be used.
Drilling from the surface may require either a crawler, wheel, or skid mounted
unit. On steep abutments a post drill which attaches to the grout nipple may
be the only feasible choice, and may be suitable for other drilling. A multi-
purpose drill embodying auger, rotary, and rock coring capabilities is de-
sirable (fig. 6-l). The size of drill is dependent on the depth and size of
holes and the type of formation drilled. Additional requirements may include
stable outrigging and a highly visible and centralized control panel. Drill-
ing from within an adit, tunnel, shaft, gallery, or buried structure usually
requires small, lightweight, and compact type drills (fig. 6-2 and 6-3). Fast
rod coupling, 360-degree angle drilling, self towing, and multiple power op-
tions are ❑ajor considerations for subsurface drills. Comparisons between
drilling methods and equipment are discussed in paragraph 4-4.
b. Percussion Drilling. Percussion drills are operated by air- or

hydraulic-driven hammers. The best known types are-the jackhammer, the
drifter, and the wagon drill. The drill proper consists of a hollow steel rod,
which is fitted with a fixed or detachable bit on one end and a shank on the
other.
(1) Operation. Percussion drills are used for drilling in rock. The
percussion drill does not reciprocate. The shank fits loosely into the chuck
at the forward end of the machine, where it is struck by a hammerlike piston
actuated by compressed air or hydraulic fluid. The air compressor capacity
necessary to operate a single-hammer drill ranges from 50 to 200 cubic feet
per minute, depending upon the size of the drill cylinder and the pressure at
which air is supplied. The bit remains in close contact with the rock at the
bottom of the hole at all times during drilling except during the slight re-
bound caused by impact of the hammer. Drills are provided with a mechanism
that causes the drill steel rod to rotate between blows of the hammer. cut-
tings or sludge materials are removed from the hole by air or water that
passes through the machine and down the hollow steel drill rod to the bottom
of the hole, and then rises up the hole to the surface. Removal of cuttings
by water is sometimes preferred for grout hole drilling but is not mandatory
in all cases. In some instances, it may be desirable to remove cuttings by
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/’
-.
-.
Figure 6-1. T~ical truck-mounted drill rig (permission by Mobile

Drilling Company)
6-2
Figure 6-2. Electric over hydraulic drill rigs for gallery grouting
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Figure 6-3. Post drill
air. Jackhammer drills are only suitable for shallow work, and due to their
light weight, are usually held in position by hand. Drifter-type drills are
designed for tripod, bar mounts, or jumbos. The commercially available wagon
drill is composed of a drill head mounted in leads that are supported on a
track, wheel- , or skid-mounted chassis (fig. 6-4).
(2) Application. Generally, percussion drilling produces acceptable

grout holes and is the most economical.method of drilling shallow holes. This
advantage decreases with depth. The edges or wings of the bit wear away dur-
ing the drilling operation, and a progressively smaller hole is drilled.
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Figure 6-4. Air Trac drill
Therefore, contract specifications should state the minimum acceptable size of

grout hole whenever size is a pertinent factor, and provide the method for
checking hole size.
(3) Down-hole hammer. Air activated bottom-hole-hammers are used in

most types of rock strata. These hammers can be used on most drills that can
be slowly rotated and have slow and closely controlled down-hole feed. The
hammer air exhaust is released at the bottom of the hole. Cuttings are blown
from the hole by exhaust air which cools the bit. The hammer is a versatile
tool for the drilling of rock sockets and blast holes in hard rock (fig. 6-5).
c. Rotary Drilling. Rotary drilling is the process of making a hole by

advancing a drilling bit attached to a rotating column of hollow drill pipe.
The drill pipe is turned by a motor at speeds ranging from approximately
200-300 to 3,000 rpm or more. Pressure on the bit is applied hydraulically or
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PREPMATION
FOR DRILLING
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
The piston is the only moving pad

during operation of the Megadril@,
(See Figure 1) The piston’s up-
and-down strokes are controlled
by the flow of high-pressure air
through the case,
With bit in extended position

(tool off bottom)
The Megadril@ is designed to

pass full air volume when off bot-
tom, without operating the piston,
in order to blow water from the hole
or to accelerate periodic cleaning
of the hole.
Figure 6-5. Down-hole hammer
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mechanically. Water is forced through the drill pipe to wash cuttings out of
the hole. Drill rigs vary in size from small, lightweight machines capable of
drilling holes only a few hundred feet deep to large rigs that can drill holes
miles in depth. The small rigs are usually satisfactory for grouthole drill-
ing and are desirable from the standpoint of portability. Drill bits adapt-
able to a great variety of subsurface conditions are available. Some of the
common types are shown in figure 6-6 and are discussed as follows:
(1) Diamond bits. Diamond bits may be either a core or a plug type.
Both types employ a diamond-studded bit to cut the rock. The bit is cooled
and the hole is continuously cleaned by water or compressed air pumped through
the drill rods.
(a) Core type. The core-type bit consists of a hollow steel cylinder,
the end of which is studded with diamonds. The bit is fitted to the lower end
of a hollow steel chamber (core barrel) that is rotated rapidly while the bit
is held firmly against the rock so that the diamonds cut an annular channel in
the rock. The rock that lies within the channel and projects into the barrel
constitutes the core.
(b) Plug type. Two varieties of plug bits are available commercially.
One is a concave type, the head of which is depressed toward the center; and
the other is a pilot type and has a protruding cylindrical element that is
smaller in diameter than the ❑ain bit head. Noncoring diamond bits have a
wide field of usefulness in foundation grouting. However, plug bits are more
costly than coring bits for drilling in extremely hard foundations and in
badly fractured rock because of greater diamond cost. Since plug bits produce
only cuttings, more diamonds are required to make a given footage of hole than
if a large part of the rock encountered is removed as core. The loss of one
or two diamonds from the center of a noncoring bit occasionally occurs when
shattered rock is drilled and renders the bit useless for further cutting.
Except where wire line is used, the plug bit may be less expensive to use than
the core bit in deep holes due to the time saved by not having to pull out of
the hole to empty the core barrel or to clean a blocked bit. A commercially
available bit utilizing polycrystalline diamond blanks has proven very ef-
fective. Penetration rates reportedly two and three times greater than tung-
sten carbide and surface set diamond drill bits , respectively, have been
obtained.
(c) Size. The sizes of diamond bits are standard and are generally shown
by the code letters EW, AW, BW, NW. The dimensions of each size are presented
in the tabulation that follows. Most diamond-drilled grout hole sizes are EW
or AW.
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LOHE -~PE . - . PUJG TYPE

DIAMOW BITS., FISHTAILBIT
. ..
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.. ..ROCK BITS DRAG #lTS
Figure 6-6. Drill bits
Size, inches Size, m

Code Hole
—. Core Hole
—— Core
EW 1-31/64 27/32 37.7 21.5
AW 1-57/64 1-3/16 48.0 30.1
BW 2-23/64 1-21/32 60.0 42.0
Nw 2-63/64 2-5/32 75.7 54.7
Wire line bits listed below,~eld the same size hole but not the same size
core as the bit shown above.
Size, inches Size, lmI

Code —Hole — Core Hole
—— Core
AQ 1-57/64 1-1/16 48.0 27.0
BQ 2-23/64 1-7/16 60.0 36.5
NQ 2-63/64 1-7/8 75.7 47.6
(2) Hard ❑etal bits. Drill bits of hardened steel notched to resemble
the teeth of a saw can be placed on the core barrel to substitute for a more
costly diamond bit. In some soft rocks this type of bit makes a hole much
faster, is not as easily blocked, and is much cheaper than a diamond bit. The
teeth of such bits are often faced with one of the alloys of tungsten carbide,
or replaceable inserts of a hard alloy are welded into holes cut into the bit
blank. The hard alloys can also be used to make a noncoring bit.
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(3) Roller rock bits. Rock bits, like diamond bits, are attached to the
bottom of a hollow drill pipe column. The bit is made of toothed rollers or
cones, and each turns or rolls on the rock as the bit rotates with the drill
pipe. Cutting is accomplished by crushing and chipping operations. The shape,
attitude, and number of teeth and the number of rollers vary. Most bits have
three or four cones or rollers; some have two. The teeth and other parts of
the bits subjected to intense abrasion are made of hard alloys. Cuttings and
sludge are washed out of the hole by circulating water or drilling mud through
the drill pipe and back to the surface between the drill pipe and the walls of
the hole. The roller rock bit is not extensively used for grouthole drilling
because the smallest available size is approximately the same as that of an
NW-diamond bit.
(4) Drag and fishtail bits. The drag bit is a general service bit for
rotary drilling. The bit is capable of drilling soft rock and most soils and
is used extensively in foundation explorations and grouthole drilling. The
fishtail bit is so named because of its resemblance to a fish tail. The di-
vided ends of the single-blade bit are curved away from the direction of rota-
tion. Other drag bits have three or four blades , which may or may not be re-
placeable. The cutters or cutting edges of the blades are ❑ade of hardened
steel or are covered with hard alloys. Almost any desired size is available.
(5) Summary. Drill bit types and the materials in which they are gen-
erally used are as follows:
Drill Bit Type Principal Use Not Suited for

Diamond Rock and concrete Unconsolidated soils
Core
Plug Rock Extremely hard rock,
extremely soft rock,
unconsolidated
soils, and shattered
or fractured rock
Hard metal Soft rock, hard clay, Hard rock and uncon-
and cemented soils solidated soils
Rock Rock Unconsolidated soils
and very hard rock
Drag and fishtail Soft rock and soil Hard rock
Percussion Rock and concrete Unconsolidated soils
e. Auger Drills. The auger drilling rig powers either short, spiral-
shaped tool; or drill rods wit~ continuou= heii~al fluting. The spiral-shaped
tool is run on a torque bar and serves as a platform to remove cuttings. The
drill rod acts as a screw conveyor to remove cuttings produced by an
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auger-drill head, and is also referred to as a continuous-flight auger. The

auger bits are made of hard steel or tungsten-carbide-tipped cutting teeth.
The larger diameter continuous-flight augers are available with a hollow tube/
stem through which grout can be placed. Auger drilling is conducted in soils
and very soft rocks to depths rarely exceeding 100 feet.
f. Grout Pumps. A great variety of grout pumps of various makes and

sizes is available for the placement of grout. They can be air, gasoline, or
electrically powered. The air-powered type of pumps have become more prominent
in grouting operations. Constant speed-type pumps are powered by electric
motors or internal combustion engines. The air-powered pumps provide variable
speeds. Grout pumps should be carefully selected to ensure a built-in flexi-
bility that provides close control of pumping pressures and variable rate of
injection. The pumps should be the type that can be easily and quickly ser-
viced during grouting operations. Pumps for most grouting projects should be
of the minimum surging or nonsurging type, which avoids the pulsating effect
transmitted to a hose, pipeline, drill stem, or grout hole at the completion
of each compression stroke of a reciprocating-piston pump. Air or electri-
cally powered pumps are best suited for shaft, tumel, silo, or other similar
types of underground work. Spare pumps and spare parts should be available
during all grouting operations (fig. 6-7 and 6-8).
(1) Line-type slush pumps. Slush pumps have the discharge valves lo-
cated directly above the suction valves. This arrangement helps in expediting
the removal of both types of valves for cleaning or correcting malfunctions;
however, the valves are not interchangeable.
(2) Sidepot-type sump pumps. Sump pumps are designed with each valve in
a separate chamber or pot, each with its own cover. This arrangement provides
for the removal of the suction valves without disturbing the exhaust valves.
One problem , especially with sanded grouts, is the necessity of having to re-
move cement and sand that frequently collect in the bottom of the pots.
(3) Divided fluid-cylinder valvepot-type pumps. Valvepot pumps are

somewhat heavier than the line-type pup that has comparable capacities. The
valves and seats of this pump are interchangeable, and the fluid end is easily
cleaned.
(4) Progressive cavity pumps. Cavity pumps under the trade name Moyno
or Roper are two of the most popular pumps currently used in a wide variety of
grouting applications. The major components of this type of pump consist of a
wormlike hardened steel screw rotor that rotates in a helically formed stator
in which grout is forced forward. The larger pumps will pass particles up to
a size of approximately 1-1/8 inches. It is a valveless unit and has few
working parts and comparatively is more trouble free. Progressing cavity
Pws can generate pressures up to approximately 1,000 pounds per square inch
and have a top capacity of approximately 200 gallons per minute. The stator
liner can be exchanged to provide a stator for handling highly abrasive grouts,
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0. SIDE-POT-TYPE PuMP .
,
fCourfesy
of WagenefPump Dfv/sion,.
CantonSroKer
Corp.c~n!on.onto Buliet,n
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Figure 6-7. Slush pUllkpS
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Figure 6-8. Cutaway section of progressive cavity pump
chemical grouts, and petroleum products. These pumps are free of pulsation
and can be used to pump a great range of grout consistencies. The larger
Pqs are sometimes used to pump sanded ~routs containing steel fibers. The
open-throat types are the best suited for handling grouts containing fillers.
(5) Centrifugal pumps. Centrifugal pumps are sometimes used to pump

highly fluid sanded and unsanded cement grout. These pumps come in a variety
of sizes and makes and ard capable of pumping large volumes of grout at low
pressures. Seals and bearings for the impeller shafts of some ❑akes of these
pumps require frequent replacement as a result of wear and tear by abrasion.
g“ Concrete Pumps. Concrete pumps are occasionally used to pump sanded

and unsanded cement grouts in cases where the consistencies of such mixtures
range from moderate to near minimum fluidity. The latter mixture is often de-
scribed as being stiff or having a standard slump cone consistency ranging be-
tween 4 and 8 inches. These pumps can easily handle aggregate to a maximum
size of 1 inch and are also capable of pumping grouts containing steel fibers.
These units are composed of reciprocating pistons housed at the bottom of a
stowing type hopper. The piston delivers the grout directly into 4-inch or
larger steel pipelines through a swedged head-type coupling. The pum’Psare
normally either truck or trailer mounted and gasoline powered. They are not
used in grouting applications that require close pressure controls but are
mainly used in filling large cavities, and at times are used to deliver grout
to tremies when such cavities are filled with water.
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h. Grout Mixers. The first consideration in the selection of a grout

mixer is to ensure that it has the desired capacity and will produce a homo-
geneous mixture in a desired period of time.
(1) Tub mixers (fig. 6-9). Tub mixers of various capacities and arrange-
They are usually air
ments of mixing blades are the most common type used.
powered, and the grout is mixed by several horizontal blades mounted on a ver-
tical spindle. These mixers are used individually but more often than not con-
The paddle
sist of two or more tubs that are either parallel or in a series.
blades are arranged in pitch to force grout to the lower section of the tub
where the grout is discharged through either a quick-opening syrup/petroleum
Figure 6-9. Two tub-type grout ❑ixers and open throat progressing
cavity pump
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or similar type valve into a sump. These types of mixers are seldom designed
to mix more than 1/2 cubic yard of grout. Four- to fifteen-cubic-foot-
capacity tubs are the most convenient sizes for use in most grout applica-
tions. Outstanding features of tub mixers are that they can be easily
charged, observed, and cleaned.
(2) Horizontal drum mixers, ribbon and paddle types (fig. 6-10 and
6-11). Grouting jobs that require moderate to large quantities of grout fre-
quently utilize a horizontally positioned drum having length-to-diameter
ratios that range from approximately 2:1 to 4:1 and are capable of mixing ap-
proximately 8 cubic yards of grout. The drum is placed in a fixed horizontal
position with a drive shaft centered along its long axis that is supported by
bearing blocks enclosed in steel hubs. Affixed to the shaft are a series of
paddles placed at selected intervals and normal to the shaft, or the drum may
contain a series of metal segmented or continuous spiraling strips that are
positioned near the inside perimeter of the drum and supported from the shaft
by a series of struts. These mixers have a charging chute at the top of one
end and a discharge valve at the bottom near the other end. They are usually
air-powered; however, some are driven from truck-powered takeoff shafts.
(3) High-speed colloidal mixers. Colloidal mixers (fig. 6-12) are com-
mercially available in both the single- and double-drum types. These units
utilize centrifugal pumps that circulate highly fluid grout mixtures at high
speeds through the drum system during mixing. These mixers are superior to
standard slow speed mechanical mixers in that they produce grout of greater
uniformity with better penetrability and pumpability. Cement clusters are
separated and the individual particles are often broken and rounded to a sig-
nificant degree making it possible to grout tighter fractures. Colloidal
mixers should be required for mixing and hydrating bentonite. Bentonite should
be mixed in a separate mixer and fully hydrated before being introduced into
the grout mixer. The bentonite mixer must not be contaminated with cement be-
cause it would reduce the swell properties and, thus, the grout stabilizing
ability of the bentonite. Hydration of bentonite can be accomplished in less
than 1 ❑inute in a colloidal mixer as compared to approximately 24 hours in a
slow speed mixer.
(4) Transit mix and skip-loaded concrete mixers. Transit and skip-
loaded mixers are sometimes used as grout mixers; however, mixer efficiency is
sacrificed as a result of the lack of shearing action being imparted to the
mixture because of slow revolution-per-minute rates. When such mixers are
used for grout, the problem can be somewhat minimized by mixing grout volumes
that do not exceed one half of the rated capacity of the mixer drums. One
major benefit of these mixers is the large quantity of grout that can be mixed
since some units have mixing capacities of 12 cubic yards.
(5) Jet mixing units. Jet mixers generally produce less mixing effi-
ciency than most mixing systems. These units consist of a large metal funnel
mounted atop and in line with a metal water line. The dry bulk cement or dry
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EM 1110-2-3506
20 Jan 84
,.
This larger version of the CG-600 is 68” wide, 102” long, and has 17 cubic feet
mixing and holding tanks. Output ranges up to 20 gpm depending upon the
mix. The standard discharge pump has a pressure of 225 psi and is capable of
pumping sanded mixes. Higher pressure pumps (up to 1500 psi) are also
available. Controls are centrally grouped for ease of operation. All drives are
mechanical to minimke costly, unnecessary downtime. Cleanup is less than
10 minutee/shift.
CG=650
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1
Air 100 psi 370 cfm
Electric 2301460 W27 amps
Gasoline Available
Diesel Available
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Figure 6-12. Colloidal mixer
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bulk blended grout materials are continuously metered into the fumel by means
of a flapper valve. A forced stream of mixture water is continuously metered
by pipe just below the orifice of the funnel which causes shearing and tur-
bulent mixing action. The resulting mixture is jetted into a holding tank, is
measured for designed weight and fluidity, and, if needed, is adjusted for cor-
rections to cement and water metering. When the mixture is properly adjusted,
the suction side of large pumps picks up and transfers the grout to a dis-
charge pump. Large volumes of grout can rapidly be placed using this method.
This unit 1s some~imes used to place quick-~ett~ng mixtures; ho<ever, no hold-
ing tanks are in the system. A sampling “T” for providing a degree of control
is in line.
(6) Compressed-air tank ❑ixers. Compressed-air mixers are occasionally

used for accu~ate batching and mixing. Th~se types of mixers may range in c~-
pacity from a few cubic feet to 500 cubic feet. Dry ❑aterials are fed to the
tank through a pipe comection located at the tank side below the water level.
Air and mixing water provided through vertical connections discharge into the
interior of the tank. The air-mixed grout is discharged from a connection lo-
cated at the base of the mixing cone.
i. Agitator Holding Tanks. To provide a high volume and continuous in-

jection of grout, two mixers are usually set up to alternately discharge into
an agitator holding tank that has a capacity at least two and preferably up to
three times the capacity of the mixil~gsystem. Tub or horizontal type mixers
operated at slow speeds are frequently used for agitating holding tanks. Agi-
tator holding tanks can be similar in design to the tub-type mixers shown in
figure 6-9. Volumes of grout used from the agitator holding tanks can be mea-
sured by marks at different levels in the tanks.
j. Grout Lines. Two primary arrangements of grout piping are used to

supply grout from the pump to the hole. The simpler of the two, the single-
line system, is used in a variety of grout placements. The system consists of
a pipe or a hose or 5 combination of both extending from the pump discharge to
the header at the hole collar. The pump speed controls the rate of grout in-
jection. The second arrangement, which provides a circulating system, is com-
posed of a double line, and one of the lines serves as a return line from the
header to the grout pump, sump, or holding tank. This line provides for the
continuous circulation of the grout through the single line and pump. The
double-line system can also be used to meter a desired amount of grout down-
hole by simply varying the openings of a valve on the return line without
changing pump speed. Pressure is controlled by one or more valves on the con-
trol line. A circulating grout header should normally be required for founda-
tion grouting.
(1) Hose lines most commonly used for discharge and suction are the
flexible type, usually made of reinforced rubber or plastic. The inside diam-
eter of these hoses for most grouting applications ranges from 1 to 2 inches.
The larger the diameter of a given type of hose, the less the working pressure.
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Hoses should be selected that have working pressures at known temperatures

that will withstand the maximum pressures anticipated with an ample margin of
safety. Damaged hoses should be discarded.
(2) Pipelines of black steel are sometimes used in long runs from the
pump to an array of holes to be grouted. The lines should be at least one half
again the diameter of the flexible lines and should not contain any sharp
bends or constrictions.
k. Headers. Headers permit grout injection through downhole lines as

well as provide continuous circulation at the surface. Headers may also per-
mit grout injection through downhole lines and return up the annular space be-
tween tubing and hole. See figures 6-13 and 6-14.
1. Valves. Valves for grout lines and header systems should be the
quick-opening type, easily regulated, and resistant to corrosion and abrasion.
They should be capable of accurately controlling pressures in all positions.
When in the full open position , valves should not present a restriction to the
flow of grout. Diaphragm-type valves have proven to be effective. Pressure
relief valves should be installed in grout lines as an added precaution.
m. Packers. Packers are often required in pressure grouting to confine

the injection of grout to certain foundation zones, to isolate a lost circula-
tion zone, to separate grout stages, to grout sections of slotted or perforated
PRESSIJRE GAGE
DIAPHRAGM GAGE pLUG VALVE

PROTECTOR
HAND COUPLING UNION
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USEDTMROUGHOUT FOR PRESSURES ABOVEZSO PSI. GROUT
HOSETOBE I-lIPWITH SCREW-TYPE COUPLINGS.
(Courtesy
ofAmericanSociety of Civil Engineers)
Figure 6-13. Direct grouting header
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Figure 6-14. Circuit grouting header (not to scale)
casing, and to make surface comections. The three most commonly used packers
are shown in figures 6-15 through 6-17.
(1) Cup leather removable packer. The cup leather removable packer is
best suited for use in holes drilled in moderately hard to hard rock and where
the walls of the holes are relatively smooth and of the proper dimensions.
This packer is attached to a single pipe for placement downhole. When properly
assembled and positioned, the packer can withstand pressures approaching
1,000 pounds per square inch.
(2) Mechanical packer. This packer is an expandable type. It is diffi-

cult to properly seat if the hole is rough or oversized and easily bypassed in
fractured rock. When properly assembled, expanded, and seated in good rock,
the mechanical packer can also withstand pressures of approximately
1,000 pounds per square inch. This type of packer is widely used in rock
formations that vary from soft to hard.
(3) Pneumatic packer. The pneumatic or air packer can be used in
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HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH
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oversized holes because of its expansivity. As an example, an EM size may be

seated in 3- or 4-inch-diameter hole or casing, providing that the hole condi-
tion is good. The packer is well suited for use in soft, fractured, and thin-
bedded rocks. Grout injection pressure should be less than packer inflation
pressure to prevent bypass of the grout.
n. Centralizers. Centralizers are sometimes required to position casing

or injection pipe in the center of holes, particularly when casing or pipe is
to be a part of a permanent subsurface type of installation. Assembled leaf
springs with limit rings serve as centralizers and provide a uniform annulus
around the casing or the pipe, which can then be properly filled with grout.
The centralizers aid casing and pipe to negotiate irregularities and doglegs.
Commercially available centralizers are fabricated with hinges to facilitate
their attachment to casing or pipe strings (fig. 6-18).
Figure 6-18. Centralizers,

Courtesy Halliburton, Inc.
o. Tube Wiping/Displacement Plugs. Tube plugs are used in special grout-

ing applications for displacement of a measured amount of grout down a hole.
A hard rubber plug with a series of rubber discs is forced down the inside of
a steel tube by a fluid head acting on a steel ball seated atop the plug. The
ball and plug are discharged into grout or retained in a plug catcher attached
to the bottom of the drill tubing.,
P“ Asphalt Grouting Equipment. Portable asphalt heating kettles commonly

used by contractors for pavement crack sealing, roofing coatings, and similar
applications have served well in heating asphalt for grouting (fig. 6-19). Hot
asphalt heating should be maintained below the flash point of the asphalt.
6-24
STEAM RELIEF
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Figure 6-19. Asphalt grouting equipment and connections
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Reciprocating pumps with ball valves, or l-inch boiler-fed piston pumps and
gear pumps, have been used to pump hot asphalt through 1- to 2-inch black iron
pipe. Conventional type cement grouting equipment can be used for asphalt
emulsions.
q“ Chemical Grouting Equipment. Grouting equipment has been generally

developed by the manufacturer to mix and place that particular chemical grout
system. Conventional grouting equipment may be used-for a number of pro~esses,
especially when single batching will meet the job requirements. Closely con-
trolled proportioning systems are frequently recommended for handling two or
more components of a given formulated grout. Detailed descriptions covering
chemical grouting equipment are discussed in EM 1110-2-3504.
r. Large-Capacity Mixing and Pumping Systems. During the middle years

of the twentieth century, an enormous surge began to take place in the growth
of organizations that have developed highly specialized equipment, materials,
and techniques for grouting operations, especially those operations requiring
large, continuous mixing and pumping systems. One single pumping system is
capable of mixing and placing approximately 35 cubic yards per hour. Pumps
are capable of developing 20,000 pounds per square inch. These capabilities
have mainly been developed as a result of an increasing demand to solve under-
ground problems associated with energy sources, large foundations, deeply
buried structures, and other grouting operations similar in scope and complex-
ity. Much of the equipment used i~ these types of grouting operations is
mobile; some systems are skid mounted and others are barge mounted. Companies
specializing in large-scale grouting operations as well as oil well cementing/
grouting companies are providing this type of grouting capability worldwide.
Some of the major pieces of equipment and storage facilities used in large-
capacity mixing and pumping systems are shown in figure 6-20.
s. Tremie Equipment. Steel sections of pipe and tubing fabricated from

a few inches to as large—as 6 or more inches in diameter and to lengths ranging
from a few feet to desired lengths are the major items that make up a tremie
system for the gravity placement of grout. The sections are usually joined
loosely end to end by means of short lengths of steel-linked chain in forming
- a continuous and somewhat flexible pipe string. The tremie system with a
gathering hopper or chute attached to the top section is positioned initially
with its discharge end immediately above the point of grout placement.
t. -“ The casing commonly used in grouting work is either steel or

plastic tubing. The tubing is lowered into a borehole to prevent collapse of
the hole or entry of loose rock, gas, or liquid or to prevent loss of circula-
tion fluid into permeable formations. Casing is used to isolate zones to be
grouted through perforated casing. Additional information regarding casing is
presented in EM 1110-2-1907 and EM 1110-2-3504.
u. ~ressure Testing Equipment. The major items of equipment normally

needed to conduct pressure testing include single or straddle packers, a water
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EM 1110-2-3506
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Figure 6-20. Standard twin HT-400 cementing unit fully rigged with jet
mixing cone and slurry reservoir. Courtesy, Halliburton Services
meter, a nonpulsating type pump, pressure gages, a suitable pipe or base for
comection to the hole collar or downhole, and a stop watch. Water meters and
pressure gages should be tested for accuracy prior to use as these items pro-
vide essential numerical data for analysis.
v. Meters. An accurate and expeditious method of controlling grout

water contents is by using volume-measuring water meters. These meters can be
obtained with measurements in either gallons or cubic feet and can usually be
read to the nearest quarter of a gallon or tenth of a cubic foot. A meter
should be checked for accuracy before.it is used and, if necessary, should be
calibrated. Meters for measuring quantity of grout placements either may con-
sist of something as simple as a vertical graduated stick or rod gages placed
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1-1, ADJ~T/NG SCREW
R 2, WING NUT
3, PACKING GUND
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7, WASHER (3 REO”D)
9, PERFORA TED OUTER PIPE
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7, SNAP RING
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8, RUBBER PACKER. 2 INCHES
LONG (2 REQ’D)
7. WASHER (3 REQ;D)
11. SNAP RING
Figure 6-21. Pressure testing packer assembly
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in mixers or agitator trucks, or may use calibrated spindles placed in the

grout line and geared to counters or strip recorders (fig. 6-21). These
meters may be designed to measure barrels, cubic feet, gallons, or fractions
of these units.
w. Pressure Gages.
(1) Pressure gages are essential in virtually all types of grouting and
pressure testing, and they must be reliable. Malfunctioning gages have re-
sulted in damage to structures and rock formations as a result of excessive
pressures. Gages should be tested for accuracy prior to use and periodically
during the work. The moving parts of the gage should be protected from dust
and grit and from direct contact with the grout.
(2) Gages that are available commercially consist of diaphragm systems

to provide the necessary protection. A diaphragm glycerin-filled gage saver
is shown in figure 6-22.
6-3. Special Monitoring Equipment. A structure has precise, measurable dimen-

sions in virtually all respects; however, the foundation of the structure can
only be described in general terms. The quality of grout being placed in the
foundation and the location, ❑ovement, and behavior of grout in place may need
constant monitoring during a grouting operation. Some of the monitoring
methods in use are described below.
a. Grout Level Detection Equipment. Monitoring the progress and ade-

quacy of subsurface grouting operations is extremely important under some cir-
cumstances; i.e., grouting voids under structures which must be completely
filled with grout. Such monitoring can be accomplished by grout level detec-
tion systems that include electronic readouts from probes located in an array
of satellite drill holes surrounding the grout injection hole. The probes
usually consist of electrode pairs that measure capacitance or resistance of
freshly placed grouts. These probes, prior to placement downhole, are cali-
brated in air, water, mud, diluted grout, and the designed grout. With these
data available, the system can be used to determine the quality of the grout
being placed, and its vertical and lateral movements. The data also provide
information relative to decisions to modify mixtures during placement, such as
to use a quicker or slower setting mixture, to increase or decrease density,
to add lost circulation material, and to incorporate tracers. Remote record-
ings can be obtained on printers or oscilloscopes. One application of grout
level detection equipment is presented in WES MP SL-79-23 (app A).
b. Downhole Temperature Measurements. Temperature profiles of the sub-

surface area to be grouted are very helpful in furnishing information on the
anticipated effects of temperatures on the setting times of grouts. Thermo-
couples or thermistors left in place will indicate the presence of grout as a
result of te~erature rise caused by the hydration of the cement or the reac-
tion of the catalyst system in chemical grouts.
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EM 1110-2-3506
20Jan 84
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c. Downhole Sampler. A sampler that is useful in sampling grout to

depths some few hundred feet downhole may be described as a small bottom-
discharge bailer. It works on the same principle as the old-time water well
bottom-discharge bailer , which is composed of a metal tube approximately 1 to
2 feet in length and approximately 3 inches in diameter. The bailer has one
line for lowering and raising and one line for operating the valve located in
the bottom.
d. Tracer Materials. Color tracers used in water and grout can be help-
ful in determining the extent of a groundwater or a grout communication system.
Color pigments normally used in portland cement grouts as tracer materials are
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basically finely ground iron and chromium oxides, which provide a wide range
of distinct colors. Five to ten pounds of one of these pigments per sack of
cement is usually sufficient to produce a distinct color. Other dyes include
fluoresceins and rhodamines. The manufacturer of the chemical grout to be
used should be contacted as to type and concentration for use in a particular
product.
e. Flow Cone. The flow cone measurement may be used both in the labora-
tory and in the field for determining the flow of grout mixtures by measuring
the time of efflux of a specified volume of grout from a standard cone. This
test is used to ascertain the fluidity of grout mixtures. The method of test-
ing is covered in CRD-C 611.
f. Slurry Scales. The unit weight of grout mixtures may be determined

by using either the standard API-approved mud scale balance shown in fig-
ure 6-23 or by a unit weight container, precisely calibrated, that ranges from
0.25 to 1.0 cubic foot and has a set of scales graduated to tenths of a pound
and a weighing capacity of at least 250 pounds.
g“ Densimeters. Densimeters are very helpful devices that are frequently

used in large scope and continuous grouting operations for measuring and con-
trolling the densities of grout mixtures. These units are normally placed
in-line and ahead of the surface recirculating system to provide a means for
Figure 6-23. Mud balance
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adjusting mixtures to designed densities. The devices operate on various

principles; one such device is designed on the principle of a force-balanced
U-tube; a second operates on a radioactive source. Both systems are equipped
with remote continuous readouts.,
h. Slmp Cone. The consistency of very thick grouts may be determined

by measuring the slump. The cone is a metal frustum that has a base of
eight inches, a top of four inches, and a vertical height of 12 inches. The
grout is placed in the cone in three equal layers, and each layer is rodded
25 times. The cone is removed vertically, and the slump of the grout is mea-
sured in inches from the top of the slump cone to the top of the grout. This
method of test for slump is described in CRD-C 5.
i. Air Content Measurements. There are five methods that may be used
for determining the air content of portland cement grout mixtures: gravi-
metric, high pressure, micrometric, pressure, and volumetric. These methods
are described, respectively, in CRD-C 7, C 83, C 42, C 41, and C 8. Methods
CRD-C 7, C 41, and C 8 are for freshly mixed grout and CRD-C 83-58 and C 42-83
are for hardened grout air contents, usually determined in the laboratory.
j. Time-of-Setting Apparatus. The initial and final sets of portland

cement grouts are determined by the use of a mechanical device known as the
Vicat apparatus. The apparatus is designed to measure with time the depth of
penetration or no penetration of a blunt needle into a small cuplike receptacle
containing a sample of the grout. This test can be conducted in the labora-
tory or field. The method of test is described in CRD-C 614.
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CHAPTER 7
APPLICATION TO WATER RETENTION STRUCTURES
7-1. Concrete Dams.
a. Preparation for Grouting.
(1) Excavation for concrete structure foundations should be closely con-

trolled to prevent damage to the rock. Final grade should be approached with
great care to prevent damage by blasting and to minimize the necessity for
foundation treatment. If consolidation grouting is required, it should be
performed prior to final cleanup of the foundation. The cleaning and grouting
of existing exploratory holes should also be performed at this time. The rock
surfaces should be cleaned sufficiently so that grout surface leaks can be
found and caulked.
(2) Under some conditions where open fractures exist in the foundation,
pipe embedded in the fracture prior to concrete placement, and running to the
gallery for future grouting, may be desirable. At least two pipes should
usually be set, so that one will provide a return and serve as a telltale dur-
ing grout placement. Large solution cavities should be cleaned and either
backfilled with concrete, or with gravel and then grouted. Additional pipe
should be run to the gallery for future grouting. Just prior to concrete
placement the grout pipe and drain pipe shauld be set and run to the gallery
gutter form.
(3) Exposed final rock surfaces that are subject to deterioration should
be protected within an established exposure time limit.
b. Grouting Patterns. A typical profile and section of a main grout cur-

tain under a sizable concrete dam is shown in figure 7-1. The notes on this
figure relative to the size and the spacing of holes and to the order of opera-
tions will not apply to grouting under all concrete dams, but are generally
representative of the more common practices. The extent of treatment may vary
from no grouting to a multiple-line curtain and to area grouting treatment
(B-holes in fig. 7-1) depending upon the particular project conditions. The
curtain produced by drilling and grouting the C-holes in figure 7-1 prevents
the grout from traveling too far upstream from the dam and greatly reduces the
amount of seepage flow in horizontally fractured formations. Grouting under
power plants and navigation lock structures is often done to effect a reduc-
tion in uplift or to facilitate unwavering operations. A grout curtain supple-
mented by a drainage system will normally suffice in both cases.
c. Schedule for Grouting Operations. The construction stage at which to

perform foundation grouting is a matter of judgment and depends on the purpose
of the grouting to be done, the foundation conditions, and the type of struc-
ture. Area grouting is generally done before concrete placement. On the
other hand, curtain grouting or grouting for leakage or uplift control is
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commonly done after concrete has been placed to a considerable height or even
after the structure has been completed. This is especially true for high
structures where the superimposed load allows the use of grouting pressures
considerably higher than those that could be used before concrete”placement.
The grouting should be done, however, before any appreciable reservoir storage
takes place to avoid grouting operations being performed against reservoir
head or in an environment of high groundwater velocity.
d. Grouting and Drainage Galleries.
(1) Plans for the larger dams generally include grouting galleries from
which holes for curtain grouting can be drilled and grouted. The galleries
provide access to the hole locations and working space in which drilling and
grouting can proceed without interference with or interruption from other con-
struction activities. Galleries also provide access to locations for addi-
tional grouting, should any additional treatment be required after the project
becomes operative. Access shafts to the gallery should be designed to accom-
modate the grouting equipment.
(2) A gutter located along the upstream wall of the gallery along the
line of grout holes will (a) carry away drill water and cuttings from the
drilling operations; (b) carry away wash water and waste grout from the grout-
ing operations; (c) catch the discharge from drains that are usually located
on monolith joints; and (d) permit.a visual check to be made on the flow from
each drain hole after the dam is in service. A gutter along the downstream
gallery wall is also frequently provided and is advantageous in that (a) the
drain is located closer to the gutter, resulting in a shorter cross drain
easier to keep clean and (b) separate flow rates can be determined from the
foundation drains, whereas the upstream gutter will collect flows from joint
drains. Weirs can be installed to monitor foundation flows. The gutters
should be sufficiently wide and shallow to accommodate the pipe on the
greatest angle required. The floor of the gallery should be as near the rock
surface as feasible to conserve on pipe or on drilling through concrete and
to provide uplift relief at the lowest feasible elevation. However, the gal-
lery floor should preferably not coincide with a lift joint. The gallery
should be located near the upstream side of the dam to provide the maximum re-
duction in overall uplift.
(3) Galleries similar to those shown in figure 7-1 are also incorporated
in many lock structures to aid grouting operations. The lock filling and em-
ptying conduit may be used in lieu of a gallery when the lock dimensions do
not allow room for a grouting gallery. In any case, a delay in grouting opera-
tions until some concrete has been placed is desirable.
(4) Failure to provide ready access for drilling of the grout holes can
seriously affect the quality of the constructed grout curtain. Attempts have
been made to provide access to grout holes without going to the expense of in-
cluding galleries. However, the most effective means, which is always
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accessible, has been to provide a gallery fairly close to the foundation eleva-
tion from which the main curtain grouting and drainage operations can be per-
formed. The need for possible split spacing should be considered in the
design of the concrete structure beneath the gallery,
e. -“
(1) Grouting from galleries or from intermediate concrete lift surfaces
requires the drilling of holes either through embedded pipe or through the con-
crete with the hazard of encountering reinforcing steel in the drilling. The
former procedure is preferable in that it allows the bottom of the pipe to be
set so as to intersect observed fractures or other features to be grouted prior
to concrete placement. Sections A-A in figure 7-1 show a satisfactory arrange-
❑ent and size of piping where drilling and grouting are to be done from a
gallery.
(2) Although a clearance of 1/4 inch is considered ample for diamond

drilling, the use of pipe smaller than 2-1/2 inches in diameter for grout holes
is inadvisable for embedment in concrete because of the possibility of bending
or other damage to the pipe during the concrete placement operations. Larger
diameter pipe may cause the drill rods to “whip” because of the unsupported
length, which causes the bit to chatter. The decrease in velocity of the drill
water during drilling operations as the water flows upward from the grout hole
into the larger diameter pipe allows cuttings to accumulate at the bottom of
the pipe. The cuttings may fall back into the hole when drilling is stopped
and the drill water is shut off, and the cuttings have been known to bind the
drill rods in the hole to the extent that rod removal is difficult. In stage
grouting operations, the larger the diameter of the embedded pipe the less the
chance of being able to recenter the drill bit in the hole, where a previously
grouted stage must be redrilled, and, thus, the greater the likelihood that
redrilling will be in rock instead of in grout. Smaller diameter pipe can be
set inside previously installed larger pipe as a guide for the drilling. The
larger diameter pipe also has the disadvantage of being more costly.
(3) Care should be used in positioning the guide pipes to be embedded in

the concrete, because the angle or alignment of each pipe fixes the direction
of the hole that will be drilled through the pipe. Small deviations in align-
ment will be greatly magnified in the lower reaches of the holes, especially
where deep holes are to be drilled, and wide gaps will be left in the lower
part of the grout curtain. The lower ends of the pipes will need to be
anchored firmly in place to maintain the alignment of the pipes during con-
crete placement operations. Alignment may be maintained by grouting the pipe
ends into the foundation rock to a depth of about 6 inches, or by anchoring
the ends to rebars grouted into the foundation. The bottom of the pipe in the
latter instance is not embedded in the foundation, which allows the contact to
be grouted. Pipe ends are wrapped with burlap to prevent grout or concrete
from entering the pipe. The top of each pipe should also be secured during
concrete placement to maintain alignment.
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(4) The 12-inch nipples shown in figure 7-1 and 7-2 at the tops of the
grout pipes should be wrapped with building paper or other material to prevent
bonding.- The nipples can-then be removed ~nd ~he holes can be plugged after
grouting has been completed if that is considered desirable.
(5) Factors involved in setting the pipe include direction, angle, and
spacing of the proposed holes. Where necessary, additional split spaced holes
can be drilled through the concrete. Horizontal or near horizontal holes may
be required in steep abutment areas to properly grout relief joints. Holes
are frequently fanned out in the abutment areas to provide complete coverage
and overlap with grout holes outside the concrete structure, as shown in
figure 7-1.
7-2. Earth and Rockfill Dams.
a. Grouting Patterns.
An embankment profile and sections illustrating typical grouting patterns

are shown in figure 7-2. Additional guidance is given in EM 1110-2-2300.
b. Foundation Preparation for Grouting.
(1) Provisions should be made for a thorough cleanup of the rock surface
to be grouted and adjacent areas on either side of the grouting operation.
This cleanup allows mapping of the foundation and an evaluation of the grout-
ing program as it progresses and facilitates observation of any surface leaks
that may occur. The cleaned area also aids in ascertaining the need for spe-
cial grout holes to intersect and treat prominent or unique discontinuities.
It should be noted that weathered, broken, highly jointed and fractured, or
horizontally bedded rock with soft seams may not be effectively treated by
grouting. Wherever possible this type of material should be removed.
(2) Although surface breakouts or leaks will indicate the distribution

pattern of the grout at the foundation surface, such leaks are wasteful and
may not permit the development of the desired injection pressure buildup. In
the interest of completely treating the critical upper surface, the following
methods may be used to control surface leakage.
(a) Use of the accepted methods of rock foundation treatment discussed

in paragraph 4-2b of EM 1110-2-2300 should be considered prior to grouting.
(b) Leave the foundation excavation several feet high and set the bottom
of the nipples or packers at final grade. After grouting is complete, remove
❑aterial to final grade, taking care not to disturb the grouted rock. This
facilitates treatment of the final upper surface of the foundation and pro-
tects it from damage by grouting equipment. Construction of a temporary earth
embankment along the grout curtain serves the same purpose, but may hinder
washing operations and will mask the leakage patterns.
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(c) Caulk the leaks in the surface of the bedrock with wooden wedges,
dry pack cement grout, oakum, burlap, or other materials.
(d) Pump a thick grout into the hole until it surfaces and fills the
fissure, then discontinue the pumping until the grout is set up sufficiently
to plug the leak. If the effectiveness of subsequent grouting in lower zones
may be questioned because of the tendency of the previous leaks to reopen and
relieve grouting pressure, set a packer near the bottom of the previously
grouted zone. After the final depth is grouted, grout at full pressure from
the pipe connection at the collar of the hole.
(e) Dike the leak and allow the grout with added accelerator to set up.
(f) Add additional shallow surface holes to distribute grout at shallow

depths.
c. Grout Hole Connectors. Grouting is usually done through pipe nipples

grouted in the tops of the holes or through packers. Where rock is too soft
or friable to hold them, the nipples may be embedded in concrete. If problems
with nipples breaking loose are anticipated, the specifications should contain
provisions for using a packer.
d. Area/Blanket/ConsolidationGrouting. Grout holes usually less than

30 feet deep on a closely spaced grid pattern are often used in the upstream
portion of the foundation or under the entire impervious core contact area.
This pattern consolidates the critical upper surface and treats any unseen
weak zones, and affords better protection of the core from piping. The opera-
tion should be accomplished prior to curtain grouting to take advantage of
pretreatment of the upper zone.
e. Grouting Through Embankments. In new dam construction the grout

curtain should be completed prior to construction of the embankment for the
following reasons:
(1) Hydraulic fracturing or washing of the embankment may occur if fluid

is used in drilling.
(2) Drilling with air below the piezometric surface creates high differ-
ential pressures in the hole, which may result in collapse of the hole or
fracturing of the embankment.
(3) Washing and pressure testing are critical because of the danger of
erosion at the embankment-foundation contact.
(4) No observations canbe made as to grout travel or treatment of spe-

cific critical areas.
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(5) The tight pattern of holes will probably not be constructed as de-
signed because of deviations during drilling.
(6) Use of high grout pressure may heave and crack the embankment.
(7) Grout traveling downstream through the foundation may affect

drainage.
(8) Grouting through an embankment invariably involves higher costs.

Grouting has been done through completed dams as a remedial measure. Casing
should always be used through the embankment and grouting should only be done
through packers.
f. Grouting Galleries and Adits. Grouting and drainage galleries are

common in concrete dams and have been used in earth- and rock-fill dams.
Adits in abutments have been used for grouting and drainage on Corps dams.
Adits and galleries are constructed prior to placement of the embankment as
reinforced concrete structures in bedrock or as tunnels excavated in the
foundation or the abutments. Grouting galleries have been used as an expedient
to allow the embankment to be constructed and grouting to be done during, or
following, completion of earthwork. See figure 7-2. Some possible benefits
from using adits and galleries in earth- and rock-fill dams are:
(1) Construction of the embankment canbe carried out independently of

the grouting schedule.
(2) The advantages of grouting with the additional weight imposed on the
foundation (higher grout pressures) can be realized, while most of the objec-
tion to grouting through the embankment can be eliminated.
(3) Adits are also excellent exploratory tools that give detailed data
on the nature of the rock discontinuities to be treated.
(4) Galleries and adits allow access to the foundation during and after
reservoir filling so that additional grouting can be plamed and results evalu-
ated from direct observations.
(5) If galleries and adits are used for drainage holes, pressure can be
partially relieved immediately downstream of the grout curtain.
(6) Galleries and adits can be used to house foundation instrumentation

outlets. Design of the gallery and impervious section of the dam must con-
sider that the full reservoir head will be dissipated through the core im-
mediately above the gallery.
g. Grout Caps. Concrete grout caps have been used for earth dams, par-
ticularly in areas of weak or highly fractured rock, to impede surface leakage
and to provide anchorage for grout connections. Grout caps are constructed as
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concrete trenches encompassing all grout lines, and are usually 3 to 6 feet
deep, but may be large and deep enough to contain a grouting gallery for
future inspection and remedial grouting. Use of a grout cap has the following
advantages: (1) minimizes development of surface leaks, (2) provides a level-
ing course for operations, (3) trench construction ensures treatment of the
upper foundation by providing a positive cutoff and added protection for the
embankment, (4) creates a wider grouted area by forcing grout to travel longer
horizontal distances, (5) tends to eliminate the ungrouted upper few feet,
which may be experienced with nipples, and (6) eliminates problems with set-
ting nipples (if nipples are set in concrete or drilled after completion).
Disadvantages include (1) masking of breakouts, (2) rock damage during excava-
tion for the cap, and (3) possible uplift or cracking creating seepage paths
through the concrete. Caution. A grout cap will not permit a significant
grout pressure increase in the upper zone of the grout curtain, and must be
strong enough to handle loads from the placing and compacting of overlying
fill.
h. Abutment Grouting. The same applications for general grouting apply

to abutment grouting. When there is a change in orientation of holes from
those of the adjacent foundation, additional grout holes should be fanned at
the change in attitude or the segments of the curtain overlapped to ensure the
continuity of the grout curtain. All or part of the grout curtain can be con-
structed from adits, usually at a higher cost but with the same potential bene-
fits as described in e above. The surface from which grouting operations are
performed can be greatly improved through use of the treatments outlined in
paragraph 4-2c , of EM 1110-2-2300, before grouting.
i. Reservoir Rim Grouting. Under certain geological and prbject opera-

tion conditions, leakage from the reservoir may be a problem and require treat-
ment. Loss of water through narrow ridges or through karst topography could
affect the economics and safety of the project, and the regional groundwater
conditions. The potential for these conditions should be identified during
the exploration and design stages. Methods include mapping the reservoir, ex-
ploratory holes, a detailed groundwater survey, and pump tests to determine
potential leakage. If considered necessary, rim grouting should be included
as a part of the dam contract and should be designed to reduce leakage to an
acceptable level. A decision to defer rim grouting until later might be made
in some instances, and would be an acceptable alternative if access is assured.
Monitoring in this case should be accomplished through the use of observation
wells placed strategically around the rim.
j. Blasting. Special attention should be directed to limitations on

blasting after grouting. It ❑ay be necessary to monitor the blasting and es-
tablish limits for each project. As a rule, grouting should be accomplished
after all blasting in the area has been completed.
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CHAPTER 8
APPLICATION TO TUNNELS, SHAPTS, AND CHAMBERS
8-1. General Applications: The areas of application covered in this chapter

have found ever-increasing uses in civil projects. Subsurface structures re-
quiring isolation from water and hardening for resistance to shock frequently
are treated by grouting.
8-2. Purposes of Grouting. The purposes of grouting tunnels, shafts, and

chambers are generally to consolidate the surrounding materials and to protect
the structures from the following:
a. Water infiltration.
b. Chemical attack.
C. Shocks.
d. Instability.
e. Radiation (waste disposal).
f. Uneven load transmittal or distribution.
8-3. Applications.
a. Tunnel Treatment. Water infiltration or unstable conditions during

driving operations or into old sections of tunnels may require pressure grout-
ing. The grouting is usually accomplished using portland cement or chemical
grouts, or combinations of both.
(1) Grout holes. Holes are oriented to best intercept known or sus-
pected fissures, weak zones, and fractures in rock. Size of drilled holes may
range from AW (48 millimeters) to NW (75.7 millimeters). A primary system of
holes is initially drilled on selected spacing. Pneumatic or mechanical
packers are placed near the collar of the hole. Water, sometimes dyed, is
used to pressure test the area being prepared for grouting. Pressure gages
are placed in-line at the hole collar and at the pump discharge head. Grout
is injected and carefully monitored for take and pressures. Split-spacing may
be required to accomplish additional grout injection. Grout mixtures, pres-
sures, pumping rates, depth of grout holes, and drilling and grouting sequence
of the holes are determined in the field. In flowing water conditions the use
of quick-setting grouts incorporating accelerators with the possible addition
of fillers, such as chopped and shredded cellophane, shredded rubber, sawdust,
crushed cottonseed hulls, and high-density fines, have in some instances com-
pletely sealed or reduced the flow to acceptable levels. Chemical grouts have
also been very effective due to their controlled gel time. Applications for
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seepage cutoff in dam projects are describzd in paragraph 5-5, and additional
discussion is given in EM 1110-2-2901.
(2) Equipment. Standard drilling and grouting equipment should be of

the electric- or air-powered type normally used for underground work. The
equipment should be sufficiently durable, compact, and light for easy trans-
port. Telephonic communications are frequently necessary between the header
and grout pump.
b. Shaft Treatment. Ring grouting is normally employed to seal a perme-

able, water-bearing formation or rock fissures and fractures prior to shaft
sinking. The treatment is accomplished by drilling s series of angled or ver-
tical holes from the perimeter of the planned shaft. Combinations of portland
cement and chemical grouts may be employed for such applications. Before the
grout is injected, pumping tests are conducted using water to indicate grout
takes as well as to ascertain a range of gel times for the chemical grouts,
assuming that these grouts may be pumped as easily or nearly as easily as
water. After the primary ring of holes is grouted, a second and possibly a
third ring may be required. Split spacing of holes may subsequently be neces-
sary in one or more of the rings to form an adequate ring curtain. As the
shaft sinking advances, additional grouting may be required from inside the
shaft if the degree of permeability encountered downshaft is judged to be
undesirable.
c. Liner Grouting. Liner grouting is normally undertaken following the

placement of tunnel or shaft liners, which are usually constructed of concrete
but may also be constructed of steel. Grouting of the space between liners
and the formations in which liners are placed is referred to as backpack grout-
ing. This grouting usually requires the use of portland cement grouts. The
grout is injected from the invert of the liner for a tumel and displaced
upward. Holes drilled above the injection points provide venting as well as
determine the progress of grouting and may later be used as injection points.
Backpack grouting at the tumel crown contact area requires that pressure be
maintained until hardening of the grout occurs to ensure intimate contact of
the grout with the crown. Expansive cement grouts are frequently used to con-
tact grout crowns after the backpack grout has hardened. For shaft linings, a
series of radial holes is drilled and grouted from the inside of the shaft.
Hole spacing and sequence will vary, but usually split-spaced secondary holes
will be drilled and grouted. Closely monitored low to moderate pumping pres-
sures are used to inject grout behind liners.
d. Consolidation Grouting. Where excavation of a tunnel or chamber has

loosened the surrounding rock, or caused ❑inor movements prior to lining place-
ment, it may be necessary to consolidate the rock and fill open joints and
fractures. In these cases grout holes can be drilled through the lining to
the depth of disturbance, and grouting accomplished as described in para-
graph a above.
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e. Permanent Drain Holes. Permanent drain holes are drilled to inter-

cept seepage through structures to relieve uplift and hydrostatic pressures.
These holes should always be drilled after the completion of all grout injec-
tions conducted in a particular area. Drain holes 3 inches in diameter will
be adequate for most conditions. The spacing of drain holes can range from a
few feet to as much as 20 feet. The spacing is largely based on the perme-
ability of the areas to be drained, and close spacing is required for areas of
low permeability.
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CHAPTER 9
APPLICATION TO NAVIGATION STRUCTURES
9-1. General. Grouting for navigation structures is ordinarily performed

prior to, or during, the original construction to improve the foundation or
reduce seepage and uplift pressures. Remedial grouting under slabs or founda-
tions may also be required after construction as well as for wall repair ap-
plications, The application of foundation grouting would be similar to that
described for dams in chapter 7.
9-2. Foundation Treatment. The mass strength and permeability of the soil or
rock of the foundation on which the structure is founded may require precon-
struction improvement or subsequent remedial work. Treatment may be required
both for permanent work as well as temporary structures such as cofferdams.
These improvements may be achieved by using various types of applications in-
volving the injection of cement or chemical grouts or both. A laboratory
evaluation of the materials planned for use in the treatment is recommended,
followed by onsite injection tests and core recovery from injected areas.
Structures suffering foundation erosion can be grouted with the conventional
equipment and materials frequently used in grouting large voids. Special con-
sideration should be given to the ability of the grout to seek its own level,
the bonding properties of the grout injected into areas of exposed piling so
as not to increase the dead weight of the structure, and the rate of flow of
the water in the area to be grouted. Parts of chapters 7 and 10 of this manual
describe various applications for foundation improvements. EM 1110-2-3504 is
a recommended reference, as well as “Consolidation Grouting at an Existing
Navigation Lock,” by Neff, Sager, and Griffiths.
9-3. Repairs. Wall, slab, apron, and foundation repair of navigation struc-
tures is often necessary. Special grouting applications are frequently
required.
a. Vertical Concrete Walls. Cracks may develop and horizontal and ver-
tical construction joints may become highly permeable in vertical concrete
walls. Grouting methods are described in EM 1110-2-2002. Natural weathering,
mainly freezing and thawing, often results in cracking and spalling; barge
traffic through locks also generally results in severe abrasion not only in
the upper section of guide walls but also of the main lock walls. Repairs may
be made by injecting water-insensitive epoxies. Repair of large cracks may be
accomplished by using fine, dry sands as a filler in epoxies. Spalled areas
located on vertical walls often require forms to retain either a portland ce-
ment grout or an epoxy/sand grout. Special epoxies are formulated for use in
much patching work. As a result of advanced epoxy technology, a great variety
of epoxies are available for specific job requirements, such as infectivity
into dry or wet cracks and band of old concrete or grout to new grout. A
method of repairing areas severely abraded by barge traffic involves placing
steel armor plates over the abraded areas by anchor bolting, sealing the bot-
tom and end edges by caulking, and injecting portland cement grout through
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grouting nipples that are located near the bottom of the armor plate. This
grouting operation is conducted in compartmentalized sections provided between
the armor plate and the concrete face. For additional information on vertical
wall repairs, refer to WES TR C-78-4 and WES Translation No. 65-4 (app A).
b. Slab and Apron Crack Repair. Repair for navigation structures is con-
ducted using epoxies and portland cement grout applications. The WES publica-
tion, “Maintenance and Repair Practices for Pavements, Facilities Engineers,”
is a recommended reference.
c. Filling voids under slabs and aprons and stabilizing and jacking
slabs are covered in paragraph 11-3d and e.
9-4. Grout Curtain Through the Lock Area. Conditions in the foundation of
locks will in many cases require the placement of a grout curtain. The method
of placement of such curtains is generally the same as that for curtains
placed in the foundations of concrete dams. The emplacement of these curtains
is described in detail in paragraph 7-1. The grouts used in these curtains
may be either portland cement, chemical, or both.
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CHAPTER 10
APPLICATION TO BUILDING FOUNDATIONS
10-1. General. All buildings, regardless of type and design, must be founded
on and supported by competent soil or rock or the foundation must be modified
to assure adequate support. Foundations may be in need of improvement for
various reasons: e.g., to increase their strength or rigidity, to prevent the
erosion of subsoil by adjacent water flow, to prevent cavity formation and
soil shrinkage occurring as a result of water drawdown, to prevent subsidence
and cavities created as a result of solution charnels in underlying limestone,
to prevent unbalanced soil pressure conditions resulting from differences in
elevations, and to prevent the erratic behavior of soft clays subject to chang-
ing moisture conditions. This chapter is devoted to grouting of building
foundations which have been found to be in need of improvement.
10-2. Pregrouting Investigation.
a. Physical and Mechanical Properties. The physical and mechanical

properties of foundations must be thoroughly investigated and well defined
during the planning of grouting treatments.
b. Field and Laboratory Testing. Investigations are normally conducted

under the direction and supervision of the foundation engineer responsible for
the design and construction of the foundation for the building. The major
field tests may include standard penetration tests, visual classification of
soils, grouting tests, geophysical explorations, and groundwater monitoring.
Laboratory tests will normally include classification, moisture content,
density, void ratio, chemical analysis of water, and strength tests.
10-3. Soil Stabilization. A number of treatment methods have been success-

fully used to stabilize soil. Soil-cement and soil-asphalt ❑ixtures are
proven methods; however, their uses are limited to surface treatments. Intru-
sion grouting consists of mixing in-place soil and grout to form low strength
soil-grout cylindrical piles. Compaction grouting consists of using very
stiff consistency grout mixtures which , under closely controlled pressures,
compact the soil by displacement. The grout remains a distinct mass in close
contact with the compacted soil.
a. Intrusion Grouting. This type of grouting consists of mixing

in-place soil and cement grout to form soil-grout cylindrical piles. This
procedure requires specialized equipment which consists of a hollow tube with
vanes at the lower end. These vanes are rotated slowly while being forced
into the soil. This process permits either cement grout or chemical admix-
tures to be introduce~ throug~ the tube for subsequent mixing with the soil to
form a piling system.
b. Compaction Grouting. This method of soil stabilization consists of

using stiff consistency cement grout mixtures which are pumped to subswface
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locations in predesigned patterns. The mixtures are placed using nonpulsating-

type pumps under highly controlled pressures. The soil is stabilized by dis-
placement. The grout remains a distinct mass in close interracial contact
with the compacted soil. Compaction grouting has been used to increase the
bearing capacity of soils under slabs and spread footings, and to improve end-
earing and friction in pile foundations. Samples of the emplaced grout and
compacted soil may be obtained for conducting desired laboratory tests.
c. Chemical Grouting. Chemical grouting may be used to control subsur-

face infiltration of water or to increase the mass strength of problem soils.
The soil penetration range, by grain size, of the various chemicals is shown
in figure 10-1. Distribution of the grout in foundation soils may, to a large
# I .U 0.01 0.001
GRAIN S::E, MM ‘
(Courtesy of American Cyanamid Co. and

Halliburton Services)
Figure 10-1. Infectivity limit for grout
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extent, be controlled by adjustment of the gel times. Generally, chemical

grouts are considerably more expensive than the asphalt, cement, or clay
grouts. Chemical grouting should be considered for those applications where
their use is warranted to obtain desired results and when it is economically
justified. Postgrouting field and laboratory testing programs should be con-
ducted to determine the adequacy of the chemically grouted soil to support the
foundation of the planned structures. (EM 1110-2-3504, and “Soils Engineering,”
R. H. Karol (app A).)
10-4. Rock Foundations. Grouting of rock foundations for buildings may be

desirable in cases where the foundation rock is solutioned limestone, where it
is highly fractured and broken, or where it contains open joints. The grout-
ing will not only consolidate the rock and add to the bearing strength, but
will aid in preventing piping of soils into the rock fractures and cavities.
Grouting may also be used in jointed rock to consolidate the rock prior to
blasting and excavating where close tolerances in excavation limits are
required.
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C~TER 11
PRECISION AND SPECIALTY GROUTING
11-1. General Statement. Precision ~routinQ mav be defined as the Dlacement

of a special type of grout in a well-~efined-are~ under a highly con~rolled
application to meet rigid job requirements. Specialty grouting may be defined
as those applications that deviate from conventional techniques. Precision
and specialty grouting operations require careful selection of grout mixtures
and thorough planning. The most experienced grouting personnel should be as-
signed such grouting tasks.
11-2. *“ Grouting can be used in a variety of unique situations. Preci-

sion and specialty grouting may require only small amounts of grout, but the
outcome may be very significant.
a. This chapter is applicable in part to concrete structures; conse-

quently, grouting techniques, ❑ixtures, materials, and equipment normally
utilized for concrete repair can be used on these structures. EM 1110-2-2002
is a comprehensive manual covering many different types of materials, equip-
ment, and repair techniques. This manual not only discusses the use of port-
land cement grouts, but also concrete, asphalt, shotcrete, drypack, preplaced
aggregate concrete, epoxy resins, protective surface coatings, and joint
sealers used in repair work. The manual also contains discussion of crack
repair, major repairs, and surface repairs.
b. Civil projects that may include grouting as a part of original con-

struction or for repair include highways, surfaces and underground powerhouses,
large buildings, and flood control structures. Grouting may be required for
repairing and/or strengthening any of the structures listed as a method of
satisfying immediate and long-range project needs.
11-3. Applications.
a. Tendon Grouting. The purposes of this type of precision grouting are

to provide protection to the steel tendons as well as to provide good bond be-
tween the tendons and the ducts, thereby improving the durability and load-
carrying capacity of the structural member. Mixtures used in tendon grouting
should contain materials that provide protection of tendons from corrosion and
are virtually free of components such as chlorides and sulfides that promote
stress corrosion of tensioned steel tendons. The mixture should exhibit
little or no bleeding and should be shrinkage compensating. The mixture
should be easily pumped and free of fine aggregate to ensure maximum penetra-
tion into small spaces between tendon strands. The grout should have pro-
longed pumpability time to provide for recirculation during injection. Admix-
tures should be used that contain water-reducing agents, controlled expansion
additives, and dispersant agents and that produce a grout that is thixotropic
for a limited time, shrinkage compensating, dense, and high in strength devel-
opment when added to portland cement ❑ixtures. Mixtures used for injection
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into tendon ducts should have high fluidity. Mixing equipment preferably
should be of the continuous colloidal or high speed shearing type, and the
positive displacement, nonpulsating type of pump should be used for injection.
b. Machine Base Grouting. Civil projects sometimes include the grouting

of extremely large steel plates that form the bearing base plates for genera-
tors, turbines, roller mills, compressors, rails, column plates, and a variety
of production-type heavy machinery. The machine base plates are usually posi-
tioned over concrete foundations and fixed by anchor bolts. Shims are used to
level base plates, usually leaving 1 to 3 inches between the plate and con-
crete foundation to be grouted. The space is formed on all sides to contain
the grout, which is either poured or pumped beneath the plate from one side
only to minimize possible entrapment of air. The grout placement is best ac-
complished in one continuous operation. The selection of mixtures for use
under machine bases and similar placements is described in CRD-C 621 (app A).
For very high strength grouts, additives such as silica fume may be considered
after appropriate laboratory testing.
c. Rock Bolt Grouting. There are ❑any types of rock bolt anchoring sys-
tems. EM 1110-1-2907 includes information on how to install and grout rock
bolts .
d. Slab Stabilization. Slab stabilization is a method that utilizes

grout to fill voids beneath concrete slabs to minimize impact loading damage,
~orrect faulty drainage, and prevent pumping at transvers~ joints and con--
traction cracks. A variety of grout mixtures and mud-cement slurries are used
to accomplish this. The WES publication, “Maintenance and Repair Practices
for Pavements, Facilities Engineer,” contains useful and detailed information
on slab stabilization.
(1) Grout mixtures composed of finely graded, clean sand and cement,
with admixtures if needed, provide long-term stability beneath slabs, and have
recently been replacing mud-cement slurries.
(2) Mud-cement slurries tend to develop very little strength and can
shrink, and prove to be unstable in wet conditions. Slab stabilization is
usually conducted while old slabs are being prepared for resurfacing. Major
items of equipment required are a core drill; a concrete or pug-type mortar
mixer; a positive displacement, nonpulsating type grout pump; and associated
equipment and accessories.
e. Slab Jacking. Slab jacking is actually an extension of slab stabili-

zation; however, the application is somewhat more involved. Slab jacking may
be described as a quick and economical method of raising a settled section to
a desired elevation by pressure injecting cement grout or mud-cement mixtures
under the slabs.
(1) Purpose. The purpose of slab jacking is to (a) improve the riding
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qualities of the surface of the pavement, (b) prevent impact loading over the
irregularities by fast-moving traffic, (c) correct faulty drainage, (d) pre-
vent pumping at transverse joints, (e) lift or level other structures, and (f)
prevent additional settlement.
(2) Mixtures. A grout mixture consisting of a finely graded, clean sand

and cement, having approximately 20 percent cement and well-graded, clean,
fine sand with about 30 percent or more fines passing the No. 200 sieve, can
be easily pumped and will develop adequate strength. The water content of
such a mixture must be one to produce a low-viscosity consistency, yet have
sufficient viscosity to maintain the sand in suspension. In the case of mix-
tures composed only of sand, cement, and water , various types of admixtures
may be added to the mixture to either accelerate, retard, or expand the grout;
however, such additives should be used with extreme care and their effect on
the grout studied by testing in the laboratory prior to use in the field.
(3) Equipment. The minimum major items of equipment normally required

to conduct a slab jacking operation efficiently are stated in d(2) above.
(4) Application.
(a) Extreme care must be exercised during slab jacking operations to pre-
vent pyramiding of the grout under the slab in the immediate vicinity of the
injection hole. The grout should raise the slab slowly and with uniform pres-
sure. To accomplish this, an array of holes must be drilled through the slab
in a pattern that will permit the lateral flow of grout to penetrate all areas
under the slab, and the jacking rate should be slow enough to permit the grout
to fill all existing voids properly and completely. Only general rules can be
used in determining the location of holes for grout injection. The operator
learns to space holes according to the particular job at hand. Holes gener-
ally should not be placed closer than 18 inches to edges or joints. They
should be at locations spaced not more than 6 feet on center so that approxi-
mately 25 to 30 square feet of slab is raised by pumping any one hole. Exces-
sive pumping in any one location may result in cracking of the slab. A closer
spacing arrangement of the holes will be required if the slab cracks. Addi-
tional holes may occasionally be required to fill voids that have no communi-
cation with each other. The diameter of the holes should be 1-1/4 to
1-1/2 inches.
(b) If the grout is pumped too quickly, the slab may be cracked bypyra-
miding. A thick slurry grout should be used initially for slab lifting. A
thick grout should not be pumped at rates exceeding 1 cubic foot per minute.
The pumping rate for low viscosity and thin grouts may be increased to as much
as 3 cubic feet per minute.
(c) When jacking is done from one hole, the grout injection should con-
tinue until the grout appears in adjacent holes or the slab is raised to the
proper grade. Adjacent holes may temporarily be sealed with wooden plugs,
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which can readily be removed following the setting of the grout. When the
grout nozzle is removed following the completion of slab jacking operations,
all holes should be cleaned and filled with a stiff 1:3 cement-to-sand mortar
mixture, which is tamped into place and floated to a smooth finish.
(d) Application of the slab jacking method must be carried out by com-
petent, experienced crews. A slab-jacking crew generally consists of from 6
to 10 people.
f. Lost Circulation Grouting. During the drilling of boreholes, drill-

ing fluid circulation may be lost to a highly fractured zone or a weak or
porous formation. In the event of lost circulation, materials may be added to
basic portland cement grout mixtures to block, bridge, or seal the openings in
the formation. The lost circulation materials most commonly used include
sands of various types and gradations, cellophane flakes of controlled sizes,
ground plastic, shredded rubber, and crushed cottonseed hulls. These mate-
rials may be added to the cement slurry individually or in combinations; the
latter rarely exceeds two ❑aterials.
g. Preplaced Aggregate Grouting. Preplaced aggregate grouting involves

the placement of a selected type and gradation of a coarse aggregate in forms
or cavities and the injection of a sanded or unsanded portland cement grout
into the mass to fill the voids. This method is sometimes used for construct-
ing “cast in place” piles, and for providing roof support for abandoned mines.
Useful information in planning preplaced aggregate grouting is discussed in
WES Technical Memorandum 6-380.
h. Postplaced Aggregate Grouting. The placement of grout into forms or

cavities prior to the placement of the aggregate is a quick and economical
application. The grout ❑ixtures can also be proportioned with a lower water
content since pumping into injection pipes is not necessary. The grout is
initially introduced into the placement area and is followed by the placement
of the aggregate by clamshell, end loader, or other means. Maintaining a
grout level above aggregate placement is important at all times except when
“topping off” nears. Means should be provided to finish and cure the surface.
i. Foam Slurry Grouting. The constituents that compose foam slurries

and a range of physical properties are briefly described in paragraph 5-2c.
Mixing and pumping systems generally consist of in-line metering foam genera-
tors or transit mix trucks, tub mixers, and ribbon blenders. A measured amount
of foam is introduced into a measured amount of cement slurry for homogeneous
mixing. The advancing cavitation-type pump is best suited for pumping foam
grout. Injection lines four or five inches in diameter have been found to be
satisfactory for the placement of foamed slurry grouts.
j. Saltwater Grouting. Saltwater grouting is conducted during the sink-

ing and driving of shafts and tunnels in salt formations and behind borehole
casings that either terminate in cavities excavated into salt domes, or pass
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through salt formations for various purposes. Grouts developed for possible
use in waste isolation in salt formations require extensive developmental work
in providing a grout having a durability of extremely long life. The grout
mixture used should contain approximately 3 pounds of soduim chloride (NaCl)
in solution per gallon of mixture water to provide a brined, saturated mixture
water that will prevent dissolution of rock salt and contact faces. Amounts
of salt in excess of approximately 3 pounds per gallon tend to retard portland
cement mixtures, whereas amounts less than 3 pounds per gallon may result in a
degree of acceleration of the set. Salt-saturated mixture water should also
be considered in grouts proposed for use in saline environments. Attapulgite
clay is used in lieu of bentonite in salt grouts.
k. High-Density Grout Placements. Structures constructed for nuclear

and high-energy laser research and hazardous waste storage frequently require
high-density walls, ceilings, and floors. Such construction may be accom-
plished by using the preplaced aggregate method; magnetite or ilmenite coarse
and fine aggregates or other types of high-density aggregates are substituted
for the conventional types of aggregates normally used. Particular attention
❑ust be given to forming, which must be designed to support heavy loads and to
be essentially watertight.
1. Grouting Waste Disposal Wells. Extremely high durability grouts

should be developed for use in plugging hazardous waste disposal wells. This
application requires portland cement grouts that are expansive, impermeable,
and highly resistant to chemical attack. A waste disposal well may be plugged
with grout by means of conventional oil well cementing equipment or similar
grouting systems. The grout may be placed in a single stage or a number of
stages through the use of the drill stem and the draw-works of the drill rig.
A variety of downhole tools are available for such operations, Extensive
quality assurance is needed in this type of application.
m. Pile Jacketing. Bridge and causeway pilings frequently suffer exten-

sive deterioration as a result of water erosion , scouring, and marine infesta-
tion and growth. An economical and expedient method of repairing these pilings
is encasement of the pilings in a protective jacket of grout. The jackets nor-
mally consist of baglike nylon forms placed around steel reinforcing mesh that
has been attached to the damaged area of the steel, concrete, or wooden piling
to be jacketed. The nylon form is then filled with the grout. The grout mix-
ture is normally proportioned using a sand filler and a grout fluidifier and
may contain Type III high early-strength cement when conditions ❑ay require
early setting and strength development. This application, using conventional
portland cement grouting equipment, may be made both under and above water.
n. Grouting for Powerhouses and Deep-Buried Structures. Powerhouses,

both above and below the surface, and deep-buried structures may require
grouting. Void areas in the surrounding soil or rock adjacent to powerhouses
or deep-buried structures can be grouted with well-designed grout mixtures to
further enhance the stability and durability of the structures.
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0. Riprap Grouting. The stabilization of riprap placements may be im-
proved by grouting the unconsolidated riprap. Riprap grouting may be accom-
plished above and below water in providing slope protection for revetments,
shoreline stabilization, levee facing, and similar projects. Riprap grouting
applications normally consist of the gravity or pump placement of fluid sanded-
cement grouts into the voids existing in riprap. The mixtures may contain up
to 3 to 4 parts of sand by weight of the cement. For the steeper slopes, more
viscous grout is required. The grout is usually filled to approximately 1/2
to 3/4 of the depth of the voids and, where possible, topped out by brooming
and cured by conventional methods.
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CHAPTER 12
PERFORMANCE OF WORK
12-1. General Considerations. Grouting may be part of a general construction

contract or may be performed by separate individual contract. Grouting pro-
grams may also be accomplished by hired labor and Government-owned equipment.
The type of procedure to employ is dependent upon the project complexity and
completion schedule, existing economic conditions, technical and manpower con-
siderations, organizational structure, and workload.
12-2. Contracts.
a. General Contract.
(1) Performing a grouting program under the general construction con-

tract eliminates contractual difficulties that might arise from interference
between these operations and other construction activities. Furthermore, the
general contractor electing to perform the work with his own organization can
use his personnel for other job operations when the drilling and grouting work
is slack. The costs for shop facilities, power, general supplies, transporta-
tion, and administration will normally be less if the work is done by the gen-
eral contractor rather than by separate contract.
(2) Most general contractors, however, do not have grouting equipment,

and the grouting is sublet to subcontractors specializing in this type of work.
A disadvantage to this type of contract is that, contractually, the Contract-
ing Officer’s Representative (COR) is removed from the subcontractor (i.e.,
the COR is not coordinating with the subcontractor) actually performing the
grouting and it makes it more difficult to administer and maintain control of
the grouting operation.
b. Separate Contract. Accomplishing a grouting program under a separate

contract allows the grouting specialist to be the prime contractor, but may
provide a situation whereby one contractor may interfere with the operations
of another, if the grouting operations are scheduled to be done concurrently
with other contract work. For a dam project, large amounts of excavation may
be required prior to the grouting. However, if close coordination and coopera-
tion are maintained with the contractors when the sequence of construction
operations is being planned, an efficient separate contract grouting program
may be developed.
12-3. Hired Labor. The use of hired labor to accomplish the grouting program
provides greater flexibility of operations and quicker response in emergency
situations than can normally be obtained by contract. This is an important
consideration in such work where the extent of treatment and the procedures
employed are contingent upon the conditions encountered as the work progresses.
Other advantages of performing the work with hired labor are:
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a. The Government-owned equipment is available for use on other

projects.
b. The qualifications of the workmen are known.
c. More positive control of the work can be maintained.
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CHAPTER 13
FIELD PROCEDURES
13-1. General Considerations.
a. Regardless of the number of exploratory borings or other preconstruc-

tion investigations, information on the size and continuity of groutable,
natural openings in rock below the surface will be relatively meager at the
start of grouting operations. The presence of groutable voids can be ascer-
tained before grouting and can be verified by grouting, but the sizes, shapes,
and interconnect;.onsof the voids will be largely conjectural. The art of
grouting consists mainly of being able to satisfactorily treat these rela-
tively unknown subsurface conditions without direct observations. One of the
benefits of most grouting programs is exploration. A carefully monitored and
analyzed drilling and grouting program can provide significant information
about a foundation. It cannot be stressed too strongly, however, that the
data gathered must be correlated and analyzed to be of any benefit. The dis-
cussions of grouting practices in this manual are intended as a guide, but are
not expected to replace experience,
b. Grouting procedures depend on the job, policy, objective, geology,

contractor, field personnel, and individual judgment and preference. Pro-
cedures subject to variations depending on field technique include drilling,
washing, pressure testing, selection and adjustment of mixes, changing grout-
ing pressures, flushing the holes and washing the pump system ’duringgrouting,
use of delays, intermittent grouting, determining the need for additional
grout holes, treatment of surface leaks, and maintaining up-to-date records of
drilling, grouting, and monitoring.
c. Local adjustments of the angles, orientation, and spacing of grout

holes should be made as necessary. New holes should be required as replace-
ments for holes that are prematurely plugged. When adjustments to contract
requirements are ❑ade, the designers should participate in the decision. The
adjustments may include changing the spacing of primary holes, changing the
angles and orientation of grout holes, or increasing or decreasing the grout-
ing program.
d. Regardless of how well conceived and designed the grouting program

is, the success of the program depends upon the field techniques used and upon
good judgment by field personnel. Grouting techniques may not be subject to
contractor quality control and should be directed by the Corps field person-
nel. For this reason, an experienced geologist should be in charge of the
grouting prpgram and he should be provided with an adequate staff.
13-2. Drilling Operation.
a. Since drilling is a vital and costly part of the foundation grouting

program a record of all pertinent data should be kept by the inspector during
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drilling operations. Entries in chronological order should be made in field

books and should include all data of interest that would assist in the identi-
fication of the physical characteristics of the formation examined and would
account for all time spent in drilling. A sample core hole log sheet is shown
in figure 15-5. A form for this purpose should be provided for the inspector
to enter data as the work progresses. Identification of material encountered
and other pertinent remarks of a geologist assigned to the project should also
be included in the log. The following general information should be recorded-
(1) The hole number.
(2) Drilling time schedule.
(3) Names of drillers and inspectors.
(4) Size of hole and inclination.
(5) Stations or coordinates of hole.
(6) Type and identification number of bit used, and make of drilling
rig.
(7) Elevations of start and of completion of drilling.
(8) Location and cause of core losses, such as open joints or bedding
planes, blocking of bit, grinding of intensely fractured rock, soft material,
and gouge.
(9) Results of pressure tests.
(10) Location and nature of filled or open cavities.
(11) Sections of hole cemented, reasons for doing so, quantity of cement
used, and water-cement ratio.
(12) Water table data at beginning and end of run and specific zones of
water loss and gain.
b. Comments in regard to obtaining and recording data about drill mani-

festations for respective columns in the log sheet are as follows:
(1) An attempt should be made to trap the return water in a vessel of

some kind and measure the amount recovered during one minute. Record meter
reading on water supply line over short time intervals to determine rate at
which water is pumped through the tool string. The color of the water should
be recorded at intervals and at changes throughout the run.
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(2) The drilling speed should be recorded as the penetration rate, i.e,
the time taken to drill a run.
(3) The action of the drill rig, such as jerky, smooth, rough, or steady,
should be recorded showing the limits of such action. Particular attention
should be paid to the driller, as he may be drilling at a speed too fast to
get a core or he may be drilling at a slow rate and wearing out soft material.
The drill pressure should be recorded here.
(4) The driller’s log column should show the driller’s interpretation of
the nature of the formation encountered as drilling progresses. The inspector
should obtain the driller’s opinion without coaching or any discussion that
might influence his statement regarding the matter. If the inspector dis-
agrees with the driller, the reasons for doing so should be stated in the re-
port but nothing should be said to change the views of the driller.
c. Non-Cored Holes: In holes drilled with percussion, plug, or other

non-coring bits , much of the data from drilling must be obtained from examina-
tion of the drill cuttings and fluid. Valuable information can be gathered by
correlating the drill action , color of drill water, and description of the
cuttings.
d. It will be desirable to have the inspector turn in a transcript of

his records at the end of each shift or hole drilled. The filled out forms
and the core boxes will ordinarily be turned over to a geologist to complete
the analysis and make up the final log sheet.
13-3. Grouting Operations.
a. Washing Holes.
(1) Washing of grout holes immediately prior to the injection of grout

is necessary to a grouting program. The purposes of the washing are to remove
all drill cuttings and mud from the grout holes and to flush cuttings, sand,
clay, and silt from the fractures in the rock. These materials must be re-
moved to the maximum extent possible so that the grout can be injected and so
that windows may not later be eroded in the grout curtain by the removal of
silt and clay left in place in rock fractures at the time of the grout
injection.
(2) Open hole washing is normally done by inserting a small-diameter

wash pipe to the bottom of the hole and injecting a jet of water, sometimes in
combination with air, to wash out any material in the hole. This process is
mandatory in percussion-drilled holes. There will be instances with rotary-
drilled holes where it may be determined that the hole is sufficiently cleaned
by washing through the drill rods for several minutes after drilling of the
hole is complete. In any event, it is essential to verify that the hole is
open to its maximum depth and free of any obstructions just prior to an
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injection of grout. This ❑ay be done by measuring hole depth with a weighted
tape measure. An obstructed hole should be washed again prior to grout
injection.
(3) After the open hole washing is completed, it is then necessary to

pressure wash the rock formation. The rock formation is washed either through
a packer or a sealed comection at the collar of the hole. All adjacent grout
holes are opened prior to the pressure washing to serve as exit points for the
water injected into the hole being pressure washed. Water and, in rare cases,
air under pressure are injected into the hole. The washing should be con-
tinued as long as the rate of water taken continues to increase or as long as
muddy water vents from adjacent holes or surface leaks. Air injected in short
bursts into the water is a method used to create turbulence and enhance the
erosive action of the water. Air should only be used with extreme caution, in
competent rock. Reversing the direction of washing may also be helpful. Re-
verse washing will ❑ake reconnection to the original hole and washing out of
the hole necessary for a few minutes prior to grout injection. It is impor-
tant to be constantly aware that excessive pressure can damage the foundations
and previously placed grout. Water pressure and air pressure should not ex-
ceed the allowable grouting pressure during pressure washing.
b. Pressure Testing.
(1) Pressure testing is performed as part of the pressure washing opera-

tion. Its purposes are to obtain an indication of the permeability of the
foundation, to determine the location of permeable zones, to verify seating of
the packer for pressure washing, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the
pressure washing. Adjacent holes are uncapped during the test to allow vent-
ing of the water. Each grout hole must be pressure tested.
(2) The test should be initiated prior to pressure washing by injecting

only water into the hole for a ❑inimum of 10 ❑inutes under a steady pressure.
The rate of inflow should be ❑easured each minute. After 10 minutes, and if
the test indicates that passages in the formation are being opened by the
water, pressure washing should be initiated.
(3) After the pressure washing is completed, the pressure test should
again be performed for 10 minutes. Records of the before and after pressure
tests should be kept and included in the Foundation Report.
(4) The allowable grouting pressure must not be exceeded during pressure
testing. Constant supervision must be maintained before and during the pres-
sure testing and pressure washing operations.
c. The grouting equipment should generally be arranged to provide a con-

tinuous circulation of grout throughout the system and to permit accurate
pressure control regardless of how small the take ❑ight be. Fouling of the
equipment and lines should be prevented by periodically flushing the system
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with water and by constantly circulating the grout. Pressure relief valves
should be used for pressure grouting to reduce the possibility of foundation
damage from excessive pressure. If gravity pressures are required, pressure
relief should be provided by an open standpipe or injection should be directly
into a funnel at the top of the holes, nipple, or standpipe.
d. A common rule of thumb in determining the maximum safe pressures for

poor or unknown subsurface conditions is that the pressure in pounds per
square inch at any elevation should not exceed the depth of rock in feet, plus
one-half the depth of overburden materials over the rock in feet. This rule
was derived considering only the weight of materials over the zone being
grouted. Other factors affecting the maximum safe grouting pressure include
rock strength, orientation of rock discontinuities or fractures, consistency
of the grout, tightness of the hole, geology, and hydrologic conditions.
Higher pressures can safely be used in many cases. Figure 13-1 is a rough
1so
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RULE OF THUMB- \/
130 1/
~ 120 1 1 I I / y
SOUND STRATIFIED ROCK.
~- 110
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< 100
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a 90 r/ 1/ / ‘
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m 80
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u A
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1- ‘MASSIVE ROCK
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J 50
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40
30 SOUND STRATIFIED ROCK

GROUTED ABOVE GIVEN DEPTH
20
10
0
1 10 2s so 75 100 1s0 200 300 400 Soo 6m 700 800
APPROXIMATE PRE6SURE, PSl AT GIVEN DEPTH
Figure 13-1. Rough guide for grouting pressures
guide for grouting pressures. The pressure exerted by the column of grout
above the injection depth must be subtracted from the maximum allowable pres-
sure to determine the maximum gage pressure at the collar of the hole. Exam-
ples of pressure computations are included in appendix C.
e. Most foundation grouting is done with grout composed of portland ce-

ment, bentonite, and water. The addition of a small percentage (2 to 4 percent)
of bentonite produces beneficial results. Settlement is almost eliminated
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without a significant reduction in strength or an increase in setting time.

The grout is essentially nonshrinking and much superior results are achieved.
Fluidizing agents may be added to reduce the viscosity of very thick grouts or
for sanded mixes. Water-cement ratios are normally specified by volume of
water and dry volume of cement (i.e., 1 sack of cement is considered 1 cubic
foot). Figures 5-2 and 13-2 ❑ay be used for determining the cement content of
various neat cement grout mixes.
f. Thin initial mixes (6:1 or thinner) are usually recommended, espe-

cially if the hole is dry or pressure tests indicate slow or small takes.
Some formations that are quite pervious refuse 3:1 grout very quickly but will
accept 4:1 or 5:1 grout. This justifies beginning with a thin grout even in
pervious conditions. If the hole accepts a few batches of the starting mix
without pressure buildup, thicker mixes are required; however, if the pressure
builds up, grouting may continue with the same ❑ix until refusal. It the rate
of injection decreases and the pressure rises, the mix may need to be thinned.
Figures 5-3 and 5-4 are charts that ❑ay be used in thickening and thinning
grout.
g. Mixtures are usually thickened by batching a new ❑ix in the mixer and
discharging it into the sump after most of the thinner grout has been in-
jected. If immediate thickening of the mix is required, the hole is shut off
temporarily and cement is added to the sump. Mixing is accomplished by agita-
tion of the sump and circulation through the pump and lines.
h. If the hole accepts a few more batches of the new thickened mix with-
out pressure buildup, the next thicker mix is used. The process of thickening
the grout continues until the pressure builds up, and then injection is con-
tinued. The rate of injection into the hole is slowly cut back when the pres-
sure tends to rise until the hole refuses to take grout at the maximum pres-
sure or meets the specified refusal criteria. As the water-cement ratio de-
creases, each integer change requires more cement. For example, going from
2:1 to 1:1 requires 67 percent cement. Therefore, mixes of intermediate con-
sistency (e.g., 2.5, 1.5, or 1.25) are used after a consistency of 3.0 or 2.0
is obtained. If extremely thin (8:1 or thinner) grouts are used, a two-integer
change is normally used when thickening the grout, i.e., 10:1 to 8:1 to 6:1.
When sudden refusal and pressure buildup are experienced, premature plugging
may have occurred. If the hole is still taking a small amount of grout, water
should be pumped into it to reopen it if possible. After the water has been
injected, a thimer grout mix may be required. If the hole is plugged, a new
hole may be required. Other causes of sudden refusal include a blocked line,
packer, or hole, a collapsed hole, or filled voids.
i. Rising pressures during grouting should be controlled so that they

slowly rise in increments until the desired injection pressure is reached. If
the injection rate suddenly increases with a drop in pressure when grouting at
the maximum safe pressure, lifting should be suspected and appropriate precau-
tion taken.
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CUBIC FEET CEMENT CONTAINED IN FOLLOWING MIXES:
CUBIC FEET
GROUT 61 41 31 21 1.51 1:1 .66 .7s .67
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
03 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.s 0.5
0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.s 0.s 0.6 0.6
0.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7
0.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
1.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.s 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9
20 03 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7
3.0 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.s 20 2.2 2.4 2.6
4.0 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.4
S.o 0.6 1.1 1.4 20 2.5 23 3.7 4.0 4.3
6.0 0.9 1.3 1.7 24 3.0 4.0 4.4 4.6 S.1

7.0 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.8 3.s 4.7 S.2 S.6 6.0
6.0 1.2 1.6 2.3 3.2 4.0 S.3 S.9 6.4 6.9
S.o 1.4 2.0 2.6 3.6 4.s S.o 6.6 7.2 7.7
10.0 1.6 22 2.9 4.0 5.0 5.7 7.4 6.0 6.6
11.0 1.7 2.4 3.1 4.4 S.s 7.3 &1 6.6 9.4
120 1.s 2.7 3.4 4.6 6.0 6.0 6.6 9.6 10.3
13.0 2.0 29 3.7 S.2 6.S 27 9.6 10.4 11.1
14.0 2.2 3.1 4.0 S.6 7.0 9.3 10.3 11.2 12.0
1s.0 2.3 3.3 4.3 6.0 7.s 10.0 11.1 120 129
16.0 2S 3.6 4.6 6.4 6.0 10.7 11.8 12.6 13.7

17.0 2.6 3.6 4.9 5.6 6.S 11.3 12.s 13.6 14.6
18.0 2.6 4.0 S.1 7.2 9.0 12.0 13.3 14.4 15.4
16.0 2.9 4.2 S.4 7.6 9.5 127 14.0 15.2 16.3
20.0 3.1 4.4 S.7 ao 10.0 13.3 14.7 16.0 17.1
21.0 3.2 4.7 6.0 6.4 10.5 14.0 1s.5 16.8 16.0
220 3.4 4.6 6.3 6.6 11.0 14.7 16.2 17.6 16.9
23.0 3.5 S.1 6.6 0.2 11.5 1S.3 16.9 16.4 19.7
24.0 3.7 S.3 6.9 S.6 120 16.0 17.7 19.2 20.6
2s.0 3.6 S.6 7.1 10.0 125 16.7 18.4 20.0 21.4
26.0 4.0 5.6 7.4 10.4 13.0 17.3 19.2 20.6 22.3
27.0 4.2 6.0 7.7 10.8 13.5 16.0 19.9 21.6 23.2
Figure 13-2. Chart for determining cement content

of grout mixes
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j. It is recommended that the pump system be flushed at intervals with

water when thick mixes (i.e., 2.0 or thicker) are used in the grouting
procedure. A few cubic feet of water should also be injected into the hole at
the same time.
k. A maximum pumping rate should be established for injecting grout to

restrain grout travel within reasonable limits and to have better control of
the job. Three cubic feet per minute is considered a reasonable maximum pump-
ing rate for most foundation grouting. The rate of grout injection into the
hole must be controlled by the Government. The maximum rate is only used when
there is no pressure buildup. As the pressure rises, the injection rate is
reduced. The rate of injection may also be reduced to restrain grout travel
under open-hole conditions. The specifications should clearly indicate that
the rate of injection will be controlled by the Contracting Officer’s Repre-
sentative and will vary from the specified refusal criteria to the maximum
rate based on pressures and from 0.5 cubic foot per minute to the maximum rate
regardless of pressures.
1. When pressures cannot be built up using the thickest mixes allowed,

or when it is desirable to prevent grout from spreading too far, delays may be
used. They may last from a few minutes to several hours. The amount of grout
injected per delay should be controlled to fulfill the intended purpose. If
the delays are very long and thick grout is being used, the hole and pump sys-
tem should be flushed before each delay. The contractor’s efforts should also
be allowed to be directed elsewhere during the delay. If the delays are short
and the contractor is required to stand by, provisions should be made in the
contract for payment for standby time. Delays of several hours are required
in intermittent grouting for cavity filling. Intermediate, shorter delays
during a single injection period may be required to build up the grout cone
faster.
m. Upon the completion of grouting a hole, any grout left in the sump
should be either wasted or thinned to the starting mix for the next hole.
Grout that is not injected within 2 hours after mixing should be wasted, or
sooner if the grout shows evidence of stiffening.
n. Split-spaced grout holes may be mandatory according to the contract

specifications, or may be required due to grout takes. Split-spaced holes
should normally be required on both sides of a hole that takes more grout than
the established minimum for the job. Holes that are prematurely plugged
should be replaced with new holes. Split-spacing criteria is discussed in
para. 13-4c.
o. Drilling and grouting should not be permitted in the same section con-
currently. After grouting of a given order of holes is completed and 24 hours
has elapsed, the next order of holes may be drilled in the section as required.
P. Surveillance of the area should be made frequently during grouting to

check for surface leaks and to collect monitoring data from other holes,
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springs, piezometers, wells, and seeps. Records should be kept of any dis-
colorations, changes in flow, or changes in water levels. Leaks are con-
trolled, if necessary, by dikes or talking with materials such as oakum, wood
wedges, or burlap. If the leaks are serious, an accelerator may be added to
the ponded grout within a diked area and a delay may be used to allow the grout
to set. It the leak cannot be stopped, grouting may be continued at reduced
pressure with a thicker mix. During grouting or after grouting is completed
in each reach, exploratory coreholes should be drilled and pressure tested to
check the adequacy of the grouting. These borings may indicate that condi-
tions in all or parts of the formation already grouted will require additional
grouting. In such event, the equipment must be returned and additional holes
should be drilled and grouted.
q. For winter grouting, all grout should be maintained at temperatures

above 50°F until injected. The temperatures of mixing water should range from
50° to 100°F when added to the grout mixer. Storage of grouting materials
should be at temperatures above freezing. In addition, when grouting surface
rock, the surface temperature should be no colder than 40°F before and during
injection and for a period of 5 days thereafter. Insulation, heated enclo-
sures, and water heaters are frequently necessary.
r. In extremely hot weather, grout and grouting materials should be pro-

tected from direct sunlight. It is desirable to maintain the grout at tempera-
tures below 90°F. The higher temperatures not only increase water demand and,
consequently, shrinkage but also accelerate the setting time of the grout,
which decreases the working time.
s. Geologic sections and profiles should be kept up to date with drill-

ing, testing, and grouting data, and records should be made of monitoring data
to evaluate the ongoing grouting program. This information should also be in-
cluded in the foundation report for future reference.
t. Evaluation of grouting effectiveness must be constant and continuous

during the program. It should be a joint effort between engineering and con-
struction personnel. If problems develop, reaction should be expeditious.
Flexibility must be maintained for making changes and improvements as the pro-
gram progresses. Design changes of other project features are sometimes made
based on knowledge of foundation conditions gained during grouting.
13-4. Completion of Grouting.
a. Grouting may be continued to absolute refusal at the maximum grouting

pressure, although this is not usually done. There are two methods that are
most frequently used to determine when grouting is complete. One specifies
that grouting shall continue until the hole takes no grout at three-fourths of
the maximum grouting pressure. The other requires that grouting continue
until the hole takes grout at the rate of 1 cubic foot or less in 10 minutes
measured over at least a 5-minute period. This is often modified according to
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the mix and/or pressure used. The second specification is more readily corre-
lated with pressure test results than the first.
b. If there is doubt about the completeness of treatment in any zone or

area, a check hole or holes should be drilled. Such holes can be drilled to
recover core for examination, or they may be drilled for study by the borehole
camera or television camera. However, a quicker and less expensive check can
be ❑ade by drilling and pressure testing another grout hole. If tight when
pressure tested with water, the rock is satisfactorily grouted; if the hole
takes water, additional grouting is indicated. 1
c. The process of split-spacing should continue as long as there is

significant reduction in take with each new series of split-spaced holes,
or until takes are not considered to be significant for the particular
project.
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CHAPTER 14
METHODS OF ESTIMATING
14-1. General Considerations. The work involved in a drilling and grouting

program can only be approximated in advance of construction. Quantities are
estimated for bidding purposes, but substantial variations are common. The
contract specifications and bid items should be prepared so that the estimated
quantities for each of the bid items may vary substantially without affecting
unit prices. However, a concerted effort must be made to estimate the quantity
of drilling and of grouting materials (e.g., grout take) that will be required.
14-2. Test Grouting. For medium and large projects, probably the most re-
liable method for estimating grout take is to conduct a test grouting program
as discussed in paragraph 3-5. The -sitechosen for testing should be geo-
logically characteristic of what was found during subsurface exploration.
14-30 Grouting Records. A less reliable method for estimating quantities of

grouting materials is to refer to grouting records from sites located in areas
that have similar geology and rock types. This method will give a general
feel for the quantities; however, it will require extensive experience and
knowledge of grouting on the part of the estimator to extrapolate the data to
another site. A major problem in utilizing this method is the possibility of
differing approaches or philosophies of the people doing the grouting. Indi-
vidual grout specialists working in similar environments may place consider-
ably different quantities of grout , according to their various techniques, but
a satisfactory grout job can be achieved in each case.
14-4. Evaluation of Exploration Borings. The evaluation of the cores from

the exploration program, as well as the results of the water pressure tests,
is fundamental in the initial stages of preparing a grouting estimate. Utiliz-
ing this method alone for estimating would be unreliable since it has been
proven that rock formations which take water during pressure testing fre-
quently do not take grout.
14-5. “Unit Take” Estimates. A method frequently used during preparation of

detailed estimates for drilling and grouting programs is called the “unit take”
method. In the procedure used for this method the area to be grouted is di-
vided into horizontal reaches and vertical zones of varying permeability,
based on site geology and pressure test results. Estimates are made of the
number of primary and split-spaced holes required to complete each area and
zone. Grout take in cubic feet per foot of grout hole is assigned, as well as
the reduction in grout take for each split and zone. The amount of grout take
in each series of split-spaced holes normally would be less than the preceding
set of holes, and in multiple lines, take in each line less than a previously
grouted line. Unless geologic conditions indicate otherwise, the unit take
would normally decrease with depth. Each zone of each hole is assigned an es-
timated take in cubic feet of grout per linear foot of grout hole. A typical
estimate using this method may look like the following:
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Reach “A”
(Grout Take in Cubic Feet/Foot)
Depth Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary

Line A: Zone 1 0-1o 1.5 0.75 0.2 0.05
Zone 2 10-25 1.0 0.4 0.1 --
Zone 3 25-50 0.2 0.25 0.1 --
Zone 4 50-100 0.1 0.01 -- --
(Note: The above figures are for illustration only and should not be
used for purposes of estimating, criteria for split spacing, or com-
pletion of grouting.)
For most major projects, all of the methods discussed above should be used and
results compared to accomplish an adequate grout estimate.
14-6. Bid Items. Experience of the Corps of Engineers indicates that the
items discussed in subsequent paragraphs should be considered for inclusion in
any estimate or bid schedule for a drilling and grouting program. The bid
items must fit the needs of the particular project. Guidance in providing for
variations in estimated quantities by using subdivided items is given in
ER 1180-1-1.
a. Mobilization and Demobilization. Drilling and grouting equipment

must be assembled at the job site before a grouting program can be started and
must be removed from the site when the work is completed regardless of the
amount of work actually performed. A separate pay item or pay,items for these
operations, therefore, should be included in the specifications, and the con-
tractor will be guaranteed payment whether work under the other items of the
program is performed or not. Payment for the two features of work is commonly
set up under one pay item with provisions for a partial payment to the con-
tractor upon completion of the mobilization and for payment of the remainder
after the grouting program is completed and the materials and equipment are
removed from the site to the satisfaction of the contracting officer.
,
b. Environmental Protection. A separate pay item may be included in the
specifications. Environment protection is defined in this manual as the reten-
tion of the environment in its natural state to the greatest possible extent
during project construction.
c. Drilling Grout Holes.
(1) A minimum diameter hole is generally specified. If different diam-

eter holes are required by the contract) separate pay items should be Pro-
vided. Separate pay items may also be warranted for the various depths or
angles, or where some of the drilling is to be done under special conditions,
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such as from a gallery or tunnel. If it becomes necessary to drill the grout

from a hole after set, through no fault of the contractor, a special payment
provision for redrilling should be provided. This is usually specified as
one-half of the cost of initially drilling the grout hole.
(2) The contract drawings and specifications should clearly indicate the
direction, maximum angle, maximum depths, and allowable deviation therefrom.
(3) The amount of drilling should be estimated on the basis of the job
as planned and shown on the drawings. The amount of drilling anticipated for
each drilling item should be shown.
d. Drilling Exploratory Holes. To determine the effectiveness of the

grout curtain or portions thereof during grouting operations it may be re-
quired to drill exploratory holes at key locations. Drilling of exploratory
holes will be measured for payment on the basis of linear feet of holes ac-
tually drilled. If a portion of exploratory or grout hole drilling is to be
done through overburden, a separate pay item should also be included for this
portion (see ~ above).
e. Pressure Washing and Pressure Testing. Preliminary washing of the

grout hole usually is included for payment as a part of the drilling opera-
tions, and a separate pay item is not necessary.- Pressure washing and testing
are essential parts of the grouting program and therefore should be paid for
as a separate item. Quantities of pressure washing and pressure testing
ordinarily are measured for payment purposes in terms of units of time re-
quired to do the work. Pressure washing and pressure testing are closely re-
lated and the operations performed are similar; therefore, payments for both
operations are commonly combined in one pay item. Although the extent of
pressure washing will depend on the conditions actually encountered, an approx-
imation of the amount that will be required, as well as the amount of pressure
testing expected to be done, should be made for inclusion in the estimate.
f. Grout Placement. The pay item for placing grout should cover the
labor, the use of equipment, and the necessary supplies (other than grouting
materials) required to mix and to inject the grout into the holes. The stage-
grouting method, if it is employed, may also include cleaning grout from the
holes at the completion of a grouting stage. Placing grout is frequently paid
for by volume of the grouting materials (except water) to be injected, i.e.,
cubic feet of solids. An estimate of the quantity of grout must be made even
though the actual amount is not known in advance. Payment for grout injection
by the hour may be better in many cases, and would include labor and use of
equipment to inject the grout into the holes. In cases where it is antici-
pated that extensive use may be made of very thin mixes to grout fine frac-
tures, an alternative method would be to pay for placement of total volumes
including water. This would assure that a contractor is fairly compensated
for long time periods placing small amounts of cement.
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s“ Connections to Grout Holes. The labor required to hook up to a grout

hole is independent of the effort involved in placing grout, and a separate
payment may be desirable for each hookup or connection. The payment may con-
sist of a fixed or bid price per grout hookup or comection.
h. Grout Materials. Separate pay items should be established for each

of the grout materials (except water) anticipated or planned to be used. The
estimated quantity of each, expressed by volume or weight, should be derived
from past experience, knowledge of the geologic conditions, and from test
grouting, if performed.
i. Pipe and Fittings. All pipe to be embedded in concrete or in rock

through which holes will be drilled and grouted, and the fittings used in con-
nection therewith, should be covered by one pay item regardless of the differ-
ent sizes used. The quantity should be estimated on the basis of the number
of pounds of pipe and fittings that will be required.
j. Drilling Drain Holes. The drilling of drain holes should be covered

by separate items for each hole size. Should both drilling in the open and
from galleries be required on the same job , separate items for these conditions
may be desirable. The spacing and the depth of drain holes can ordinarily be
predetermined with a greater degree of accuracy than can grout holes. The
quantity for each item should be expressed in linear feet or meters.
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CHAPTER 15
RECORDS AND REPORTS
15-1. General. Those assigned to the inspection and supervision of founda-

tion grouting operations will need to keep an accurate record of the work as
it is done, since very little evidence of accomplishment is visible after work
of this nature is completed. One function of those having the overall respons-
ibility for the prosecution of the work is to instruct the personnel who are
in intimate contact with the grouting operations as to notes and data re-
quired, and when and to whom the reports are to be submitted. These notes are
part of the job history and will also be required to determine the payment
quantity. The sample notes shown in figures 15-1 through 15-5 are included
for the purpose of illustrating the scope and character of the records.
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ass 6.0
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2/57 /0.6
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STAGE i LEV. TdP: Sd/ iBOT: 15/5
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TIME ELEV. ~ ORI UI MANIFESTATIONS
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15-2. Records.
a. Figure 15-4 is presented as a suggested method of recording the

grouting accomplishments on as-built drawings. The drilling depths and
the zones are indicated in the geological section. The pressure test
data are indicated in the section designated as “Pressure Test,” and all
remaining data on the grouting operations have been included in the
section marked “Grout.” Other methods allowing more detail and at a larger
scale may be preferable.
b. Records and reports required for drilling and grouting are:
(1) Information for operational purpose. This constitutes factual

data on which to base decisions regarding the effectiveness of the
grouting accomplished. The information will be reviewed by designers
and geologists assigned to the project in order to determine whether or
not departures should be made from the basic grouting plan.
(2) Records for payment. These data are used as a basis for de-
termining the reimbursement due the contractor. The contractor will
usually present a daily abstract of work accomplished indicating the
length of drilling and the number of bags of cement injected in grouting
and include a list of holes for which minimum payment is expected. The
inspector’s reports will ordinarily be used as a check. The contractor,
however, may not elect to keep any record of the work done, and payment
in that case will be based entirely on the inspector’s reports.
(3) Data for foundation record. These data are required for per-
manent job records and for use in preparation of the “as built” drawings
and for inclusion in the final foundation report.
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APPENDIXA
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
A-1. References.
Government Publications
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers*
Engineer Manuals
EM 1110-1-1804 Geotechnical Investigations
EM 1110-1-2907 Rock Reinforcement
EM 1110-2-1907 Soil Sampling
EM 1110-2-1908 Instrumentation of Earth and Rock Fill

Dams (Ground Water and Pore Pressure
Observations)
EM 1110-2-2000 Standard Practice for Concrete
EM 1110-2-2002 Maintenance and Repair of Concrete and

Concrete Structures
EM 1110-2-2300 Earth and Rock-Fill Dams: General De-

sign and Construction Considerations
EM 1110-2-2901 Tunnels ax?dShafts in Rock
EM 1110-2-3501 Foundation Grouting: Planning
EM 1110-2-3503 Foundation Grouting - Field Technique

and Inspection
EM 1110-2-3504 Chemical Grouting
Engineer Regulations
ER 1110-2-100 Periodic Inspection and Continuing

Evaluation of Completed Civil Works
Structures
ER 1180-1-1 Engineer Contract Instructions
* Available from: Corps of Engineers Publication Depot, 890 South

Pickett St., Alexandria, VA 22304.
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Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers,

Waterways Experiment Station*
Handbook for Concrete and Cement
CRD-C 5 Standard Method of Test for Slump of

Portland Cement Concrete
CRD-C 7 Standard Test Method for Unit Weight,

Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric)
of Concrete
CRD-C 8 Standard Test Method for Air Content of

Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volu-
metric Method
CRD-C 41 Standard Test Method for Air Content

of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the
Pressure Method
CRD-C 42 Standard Practice for Microscopical

Determination of Air-Void Content
and Parameters of the Air-Void
System in Hardened Concrete
CRD-C 83 Method of Test for Air Content of Hard-

ened Concrete (High-Pressure Method)
CRD-C 611 Test Method for Flow of Grout Mixtures

(Flow-Cone Method)
CRD-C 612 Test Method for Water Retentivity of

Grout Mixtures
CRD-C 613 Method of Test for Expansion of Grout

Mixtures
CRD-C 614 Method of Test for Time of Setting of

Grout Mixtures
CRD-C 619 Corps of Engineers Specification for

Grout Fluidifier
CRD-C 621 Corps of Engineers Specification for

Nonshrink Grout
* Available from: U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station,

P. O. Box 631, Vicksburg, MS 39180.
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Miscellaneous Paper Grouting of Scoured Foundation, Old

C-78-19 River Low Sill Structure, Louisiana
Miscellaneous Paper , Grouting Instrumentation, Old River

SL-79-23 Low Sill Control Structure
Technical Memorandum Investigation of Suitability of Prepakt

No. 6-380 Concrete for Mass and Reinforced
Concrete Structures
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Tech’i~~l ‘We~~ Tests of Sanded Grouts
No. 6-419, Reports 1
through 5
Report 1 Influence of Chemicals and

Mineral Fines on Pumpability
Report 2 Influence of Sand Grading and

Addition of Mineral Fines on
Pumpability
Report 3 Influence of Grading and

Specific Gravity of Manufactured
Sal~dson Pumpability
Report 4 Influence of Manufactured

Sands and Admixtures on Pumpability,
and Evaluation of a Concrete Mixer
Report 5 Effects of Fly Ash in Grouting

Coarse Sands and Fine Gravels
Maintenance and Repair Practices,

Facilities Engineers
Technical Report Maintenance and Preservation of Concrete

C-78-4, Report 1 Structures, an Annotated Bibliography
Translation No. 65-4 Use of Resins for Repairing Grouting

Cracks and Waterproofing the Face of
a Dam
. .-
A-2.” Bibliography. .
Aastrup, A. and S. Sallstrum, “Bergeforsen - A Swedish Power Plant Built on

Non-Resistant Rock,” 7th Congress on Large Dams, Rome, Question 25, Re-
port 69 (1961). . .
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Acker, R. C. and J. C. Jones, “Foundation and Abutment Treatment for Rockfill

Dams,” Journal, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division, ASCE, Vol 98,
No. SM 10, Paper 9309, pp 995-1015, Ott (1972).
American Society of Civil Engineers, “Purpose or Need for Grouting in the

Treatment of Foundations,” Proceedings, Engineering Foundation Conference,
Pacific Grove, CA (1974).
American Society of Civil Engineers, “Grouting in Geotechnical Engineering,”

Proceedings (1982).
American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, Standard Test
Method for Restrained Expansion of Skrinkage Compensating Concrete, Desig-
nation: C-878-78 (1978).
Bussey, W. H., “Control of Seepage Through Foundation and Abutments of Dams,”

Foundation Evaluation and Treatment, Casagrande Geotechnique, Vol 11,
No. 3, 1961, pp 161-182 (1961).
Cabanius, C. and R. Margre, “The Serre-Poncon Dam,” Travaux, Paris, p. 43

(1958).
Cambefort, H., “The Principle and Applications of Grouting,” Q. J1. Engrg.

Geol., Vol 10, pp 57-95 (1977).
Clough, G. W., Development of Design Procedures for Stabilized Soil Support

Systems, U. S. Department of Commerce, PB 272 771.
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Geophysical Exploration,

EM 1110-1-1802.
Gelhart, High Earthfill Dam Foundation, Grouting Design and Construction

Procedures, ASCE Natl. Mtg., Res Eng., New Orleans, LA, (1969).
Hernton, J. and T. Lenahan, Grouting in Soils, Vols 1 and 2, Federal Highway

Administration, PB 259 043 and PB 259 044.
Jaworski, G. W., J. M. Duncan, and H. B. Seed, An Experimental Study of Hydrau-

lic Fracturing, Report No. UCB/GT/79-02, University of California,
Berkeley, CA, Ott (1949).
Jevdjevic, V. M., and B. M. Rajcevic, “Some Special Features of Designs and

Constructions for Earth Dams and Rockfill Dams in Yugoslavia,” Journilz
4th Congress on Large Dams, New Delhi, India, Vol 1, p. 153 (1951).
Karol, R. H., P.E., Soils and Soils Engineering, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
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Neff, T. L., J. W. Sager, and J. B. Griffiths, “Consolidation Grouting at an

Existing Navigation Lock,” Grouting Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE (1982).
,
Sherard, J. L. , et al., Earth and Rockfill Dams, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
New York (1963).
Sinclair, B., Estimation of Grout Absorption in Fractured Rock Foundations,

Published on demand by Univ. Microfilms, Intl., Ann Arbor, Michigan, and
London, England (1972).
Soil Mechanics Lecture Series: Design and Construction of Earth Structures

(sponsored by Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division, Illinois Section,
ASCE and Civ Eng Dept, Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago, IL, pp 93-115.
Tallard, G. R. and C. Caron, Chemical Grouts for Soils, Vols 1 and 2, Federal
Highway Administration, Reports FHWA-RD-77-50 and FHWA-RD-7751, June
(1977).
Thompson, T. F., “Foundation Treatment for Earth Dam,” Proceedings, ASCE (1954).
Underwood, L. B., “Engineering Classificationof Shale,” ASCE paper (1967).
U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, CE, Bibliography on Grouting,

Miscellaneous Paper C-78-8, June (1978).
. Zeigler, T. W., Determination of Rock Mass Permeability, U. S. Army Engineer

Waterways Experiment Station, Technical Report S-76-2.
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Example: Condition 1 Field Procedure for Clarence Cannon Dam

PRESSURE TEST RESULTS
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PRESSURE INCREASES TO
lNiT’”l. Ml? REFER TO NEXT PAGE
314 MAXIMUM PRESSURE I
I
IF NO BUILDUP IN PRESSURE
PREPARE MIXOF NEXT LOWER

W/C RATIO
AMAXIMUMOF 300SACKS OF CEMENT

WILL BE INJECTED AT A 0.7:1:1.5 MIX
INTERMITTENT GROUTING CONTINUES
INJECT 40SACKS OF CEMENT UNTIL-SACKS OFCEMENT (TOTAL)
AT W/C RATIOS OF 2.5:1, 2:1, OR HAVEBEENINJECTED INTOIZONEOF 1
1.75:1,1.5:1,AND 1.2S1 ASLONG PRIMARYOR SECONDARY HOLEOR2GI0
AS3/4MAXlMUM PRESSURE IS OR SACKS INTO I ZONE OF I OTHER SPLIT-
NOT REACHED k SPACED HOLE DURING ALL PHASESOF
GROUTINGORUNTIL W40FMAX.PRES-
SURE HAS BEEN REACHEO.
+ IFREFUSALHAS NOTBEEN REACHED
DISCONTINUEGROUTING THEHOLEAND
INJECT 60 SACKS OF CEMENT DRILL AN ADDITIONAL SPLIT SPACED
AT WIC RATIOS OF 1:1, 0.9:1, OR HOLE.
0.8:1,AND0.7:1 AsLoNGAs3/4 L E
MAXIMUM PRESSURE IS NOT
REACHED f
AFTER 8HOURS
I
START MORTAR GROUTING
INJECTSOSACKS OFCEMENTAT AMIX
OF 0.9:1:0.5+ 1% FLUIDIFIER, FOLLOWED
OR BY 50 SACKS AT 0.61:1, FOLLOWED BY A
, MAXIMUMOF 500SACKS AT 0.7:1:1.5IF 3/4
INJECT 30 SACKS OF0.9 PART MAX.PRESSUREISNOT REACHED INJECT
-i WATER FOR 2 MINUTES.
WATER, 1 PART CEMENT, 0.5
SAND. [0.91:0.5) +l%OFFLUIO- &
IFIER AND BOSACKS OF O.E1:l
AND 0.7:1:1.5 IF 3/4 MAXIMUM
PRESSURE IS NOT REACHED INJECT SOSACKS OF CEMENT IN A 1:1
NEAT GROUT MIX IF 3/4 MAXIMUM PRES-
I ~
t
IF 3/4 PRESSURE HAS NOT BEEN
REACHEO OR AN APPRECIABLE t
DECREASE IN GROUT TAKE HAS START INTERMITTENT GROUTING
AFTER E HOURS I
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300 SACKS IN ONE ZONE - PUMP
WATER INTO THE HOLE FOR
(NOTE: NUMBERS ARE EXAMPLES ONLY
TWO MINUTES AFTER THE LAST
DO NOT APPLY TO EVERY JOB.)
BATCH
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IF THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE IS REACHED DURING THE COURSE OF GROUTING
I
t
I
I THE MIX IS NOT THICKENED UNTIL
I
I
t
40 SACKS ARE INJECTED AT A MIX
BETWEEN 61 AND 3:1
OR
1‘
80 SACKS ARE INJECTED AT A MIX

BETWEEN 2.5:1 AND 1.25:1
I
120 SACKS ARE INJECTED ATA MIX
BETWEEN 1:1 AND 0.7:1
I MOVE TO NEXT HOLE WITH NEXT

IOR HIGHEST WATER TAKE - LEAVE
PACKER IN PLACE AND CAP GROUT
PIPE WITH A VALVE AND PRESSURE
t
I 1 GAGE
I
160 SACKS’OF MORTAR GROUT ARE
INJECTED WITHOUT DECREASE
IN TAKE
I
IF THE RATE OF-TAKE

SUDDENLY,
DECREASES
THEN
r“ THRU LINES ANO THIN EXISTING MIX
TO THE DESIRED WIC RATlO FOR THE
l–
AFTER
1
REFUSAL IS REACHED
I
I I
GROUTING IS COMPLETE WHEN THE
HOLE TAKES 1 CU. FT OR LESS IN 10
MINUTES
t
DURING PERIODS OF CONTINUOUS
GROUTING WITH 2.5:1 MIXES OR
THICKER,WATER WILL BEADDED TO
THE SUMP AND PUMPED INTO THE
HOLE FOR 2 MINUTES
HOURS
EVERY 2-3
I IF THE GROUT TAKE RAPIDLY
CREASES - THIN THE MIX
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Once the rate of grout take has begun to steadily decrease, the mixture
shall not be thickened further.
If there is a rapid decrease in the rate of grout take, the mixture

should be thinned.
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PRESSURE CmATION
(1) Example 1 (for a dry hole)
Problem: Compute maximum allowable gage pressure.
Given: Maximum allowable pressure is 1-1/2 pounds per square inch per
foot of depth. Grout mix is neat cement grout , w/c ratio is 1.0, and packer
is set at depth of 100 feet. (Note: 1-1/2 psi maximum allowable pressure is
used only as an example. Actual pressures a;e site dependent.) -
Solution: 1-1/2 cubic feet of w/c 1.0 grout weighs 62.4 + 94

= 156.4 pounds. (Note: One 94-pound sack of cement = 1/2 cubic foot of
solids.) 1 cubic foot of w/c 1.0 grout weighs 156.4/(2/3) = 104 pounds.
Pressure per foot exerted by w/c 1.0 grout = 104/144 = 0.72 pounds per
square inch.
Maximum allowable pressure = 1.S X 100 = 150 pounds per square inch.
Grout colti pressure = 100 X 0.72 = 72 pounds per square inch.
H.aximum allowable gage pressure = maximum allowable pressure minus grout

column pressure = 150 - 72 = 78 psi.
General Information:
Specific gravity of cement = 3.15 (1 bag= 94 pounds) (1 bag

= 1 cubic foot)
Specific gravity of water = 1.0 (1 cubic foot water = 62.4 pounds)

‘\
Specific gravity of bentonit>’= 2.50
Specific gravity of fly ash = 2.50
Specific gravity of sand = 2.65 t (’1cubic foot sand = 100 pounds)
Volume of solids in 1 cubic foot cement ~ 0.5 cubic foot (actual is 0.479
if specific gravity is 3.15)
Volume of solids in 1 cubic foot sand S 0.6 cubic foot
Column of water or slurry pressure per foot = wt/ft3 Xlft= wt/ ft3
= wt/144 = pounds per square inch
for water = 62.4/144 psi = 0.43 pounds per square inch

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for 1:1 grout (above water table) = (62.4 + 94)/(1.5 x 144)

= 0.724 pounds per square inch
for 1:1 grout (submerged) = (62.4 + 94)/(1.5 x 144) - (62.4/144)

= 0.294 pounds per square inch
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(2) Example 2 (for a wethole)
Problem: Compute maximum allowable gage pressure
Given: Maximum allowable pressure is 1 pound per square inch per foot of
depth. Grout mix is neat cement grout, w/c ratio is 1.0, and packer is set at
depth of 100 feet.
Solution: Artesian pressure to be overcome

= (120 ft x 62.4 lb/ft)/(144 in.2/ft2) = 52 pounds per square inch
Pressure exerted by grout column:
2-1/2 cubic feet of 2.0 grout weighs 2 x 62.4 + 94 pounds = 218.8 pounds
1 cubic foot of 2.0 grout weighs 218.8/2.5 = 87.6 pounds
Submerged weight of 1 cubic foot of 2.0 grout weighs 87.6 - 62.4

= 25.2 pounds
Pressure/foot of submerged 2.0 grout = 25.1/144 = 0.174 pound per square

inch
Pressure of 100-foot grout column = 17.4 pounds per square inch
Maximum allowable pressure = 1.0 x 100 = 100 pounds per square inch
Maximum allowable gage pressure = maximum allowable pressure + artesian

pressure - grout column pressure
Maximum allowable gage pressure = 100 + 52 - 17.4 = 134.6 pounds per

square inch
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Figure for Example 2

ARTESIAN PR-ESSURE HEAD
4
EXAMPLE 2:
ARTESIAN PRESSURE HEAD IS
20 FT ABOVE TOP OF HOLE
MAX ALLOWABLE PRESSURE = 1 PS1/FT
NEAT CEMENT GROUT, W/C RATIO = 2.
COMPUTE: MAX ALLOWABLE GAGE PRESSURE
PACKER +
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(3) Example 3 (water table situation--see figure for Example 3)
Problem: Compute maximum allowable gage pressure
Given: Maximum allowable pressure is 1-1/2 pounds per square inch per
foot of depth. Grout mix is 1 part water, 1 part cement, and 3 parts sand;
weight of sand is 100 pounds per cubic foot.
Solution: Weight of mix (1:1:3) = 62.4+ 94 + 3 x 100 = 456.4 pounds
Volume of mix = 1 + ().5+ 3 X 0.6 = 3.3 cubic feet
Weight of grout/cubic feet = 456.4/3.3 = 138.3 pounds
Pressure exerted by grout column:
Above water table: 138.3/144 x 50 feet = 48.0 pounds per square inch
Below water table: [(138.3 - 62.4)/144] x 50 feet = 26.4 pounds per

square inch
48.0 + 26.4 = 74.4 pounds per square inch
Maximum allowable gage pressure = maximum allowable pressure - grout col-

umn pressure
Maximum allowable gage pressure = (1.5 x 100) - 74.4 = 75.6 pounds per
square inch
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Figure for Example 3
EXAMPLE 3:
MAX ALLOWABLE PRESSURE: 1-1/2 PS1/FT
GROUT MIX: l-WATER, l-CEMENT, 3-SAND
WT. OF SAND = 100 LB/FT3
VOL. OF SOLIDS, SAND = 60%
COMPUTE: MAX ALLOWABLE GAGE PRESSURE
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(4) Example 4.
Rock is thinly bedded limestone with numerous bedding plane joints and
shale partings.
Unit weight of rock yrock = 162 pounds per cubic foot
(~) What is recommended maximum grouting pressure?
Solution: 162/144 = 1.125 pounds per square inch per foot of depth
(Q) If water table is at 50 feet and the packer is set at 50 feet, what
is recommended gage pressure range?
Anticipated grout mix is cement grout , and water cement ratios may vary
from 6.0 to 1.0.
Solution: For 1.0 grout, gage pressure = 1.125 - (62.4 + 94)/(1.5 x 144)
= 0.4 pound per square inch per foot
For 6.0 grout, gage pressure = 1.125 - (6 x 62.4 + 94)/(6.5 x 144)

= 0.5 pound per square inch per foot
At 50-foot depth, the range would be from 0.4 x 50 to 0.5 x 50, or 20 to

25 pounds per square inch
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APPENDIX D
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SANDED GROUTS
The physical data noted in Tables D-1 through D-4 and Figures D-1 and D-2
covering the investigation of sanded grout mixtures are provided from WES Tech-
nical Memorandum 6-419 to show the sand-carrying capacity of various pumpable
mixtures as well as to furnish information regarding setting times and
strength development with age for such mixtures. The addition to these mix-
tures of such additives as retarders, accelerators, water reducers, expansive
agents, and air-entraining agents will modify the fluid properties as well as
the hardened physical properties to meet various project requirements for new
construction, remedial work, and grouting associated with research and de-
velopment experiments.
D-1
Table o-1
Grout Pumpability Test 13ata
u
m
Age C0mvre88ive
Griut Consistency Line Pressure Pump Speed Discharge Grout Time of Set St;ength z
Parts by Proportion by Weight mln Torque Degree psi Strokes per min Cu ft per hr Temp hr pait
Weip,ht of Sand
.— Water .—
Cement Before* Before*
—— After* Before*
—— After* ——F Initial Final
— -=
Cement
2 0.65 1 26 129 181 168 183 65 65 57 63 66 ? 24 1570 3535
Intrusion Aid
0.005 2.25 0.71 30 134 182 141 200 63 59 63 70* 7s 24 1400 2810
0.020 2.5 0.74 : 29 133 194 155 170 68 58 63 70* 75 23 1130 2190
Hethocel
0.002 2.25 0,72 1 43 130 257 165 170 69 70 62 57 70+ 75 23 1270 2625
niatcaite
0.015 2.5 0.79 1 29 130 164 147 152 68 63 66 66 70* 3s 18 1240 2650
0.03 3 0.95 1 29 136 148 153 168 65 60 71 65 70+ 45 21 860 1840
0.06 3.25 1.01 1 31 134 176 147 148 67 67 68 69 70* 35 19 7.45 1900
Bentonite
0.025 ‘4 1.35 23 136 191 152 172 71 70 74 82 77 8S 221 375** 670**

0.05 6 2.03 26 136 210 148 163 71 71 78 17 78 7s 271 175t+ 308tt
43** 634*
0.10 11 3.55 24 133 212 190 215 71 75 79 77 72 35 891
71 725 ..- 15 25
0.20 14 5.88 24 141 204 140 155 63 79 77 70+
0.30 24 9.76 29 138 206 145 163 77 64 88 83 70+ 1225 10 10
74 70 84 81 70* 713* 500$ -— ---
0.40 32 12.17 40 131 178 140 140
● Before or after 15-min interruption in pumping.

t All compressive strennth CU~ tests are the average Of three specimns unless indicated.
f Estimata.
$ Set after ho(tr shown.
I Set prior to hour shown.
** Average of six specimens.
ft Average of nine specimens.
Tablo D-2
c90918tencv Compress ive

Propo rt ion by Flow mne Line Pres8ure Pump speed Discharge Grout Time of Set Strength
%nd, Z w i8bt TOraue Degree ●ec Itmi Stroho mr ●in Cu ft wr h? Teq hr Per &nt fls i
Pasa ing 100 Sand Ifarer @merit 8ef ore* Af te+ 8efore* Aftefl 8efore* Aftefl Sefore* Afte@ &fore*
—— Afrer* — F Initial Fi”sl Bleed- A M
—— —— —— —
o 2.00 0.63 1.0 131 154 12 12 173 193 67 60 64 60 75 4 7 1.2 1730 3505
5 2.50 0.72 1.0 137 171 12 12.5 200 200 57 61 63 62 72 4 8 1.6 1345 2805
10 2.50 0.76 1.0 138 170 12 13 150 150 57 57 63 58 71 5 8 1.7 1540 3030
15 2.75 0.S2 1.0 129 168 12 12.5 160 165 65 53 6S 60 73 4 1.7 1420 2700
20 2.73 0.s2 1.0 129 171 12 12.5 160 165 61 53 64 59 75 6 12 2.7 1285 2485
25 3.00 0.s7 1.0 133 230 12.5 13 160 160 47 42 53 50 74 h 7 3.5 1055 2120
Parts by Wt
oiat0aite5
0.11 3.90 1,19 1.0 135 187 12 12.5 140 140 63 57 73 69 73 6 Z@ 1.2 585 1035
0.25 5.00 1.54 1.0 141 161 11 12 133 135 73 69 81 77 74 ‘jt 21 1.1 235 495
0.’43 5.70 1.87 1.0 134 175 12 140 145 72 69 86 S1 74 St 24 0.7 150 485
0.67 7.10 2.37 1.0 134 203 :; 12.5 135 150 75 71 87 78 75 3? 24 0.4 120 410
1.00 9.00 3.18 1.0 125 170 11 12 120 140 72 72 77 84 72 6t 14 0.4 55 235
Parts by Wt
u Fly kh!
& .“ 0.11 3.10 0.s8 1.0 134 174 12 12.5 150 160 60 53 67 60 73 6 21* 1.5 1195 2210
0.25 3.80 1.07 1.0 131 180 12 13 160 165 55 57 65 61 74 Zt 17$ 1.7 %0 1720
0.43 4.3o 1.16 1.0 131 172 12 12.5 165 170 55 59 6S 63 72 6t 2d 1.6 800 1270
0.67 5.40 1.35 1.0 131 17$ 12 12.5 155 160 60 55 67 62 74 jt 17$ 1.4 570 855
1.00 6.50 1.62 1.0 131 176 12 13 160 165 59 54 63 61 73 7t 26 1.3 435 715
Parts by Wt
ruicitef
0.11 3.10 0.94 1.0 136 176 12 12 142 146 61 53 64 61 75 3t 17* 1.8 1095 1%5
0.25 3.80 1.11 1.0 136 171 12 13 142 140 64 55 62 61 71 6 22+ 2.3 715 1260
0.43 4.30 L.27 1.0 145 173 12.5 13 152 14s 56 52 61 57 73 3t 6H 2.3 600 1080
0.67 5.40 1.67 1.0 125 159 12 13 138 133 60 58 64 66 72 6 18 1.5 275 575
1.00 6.50 2.04 1.0 132 177 12 13 135 115 56 53 60 57 71 It 26 1.9 170 380
Parta by Wt
LQeess
0.11 2.80 0.88 1.0 129 172 11 12 135 145 72 68 75 75 76 5+ 18+ 1.3 1300 2355
0.25 3.40 1.04 1.0 140 203 12 13 155 155 69 59 74 64 72 5 20$ 1.4 845 1610
0.43 4.30 1.34 1.0 128 167 11.5 12 137 150 65 69 68 7s 74 3t 17* 1.7 400 765
0.67 5.00 1.52 1.0 135 180 11.5 12 147 152 75 66 73 74 15 3t 18* 1.6 385 665
1.00 6.00 1.88 1.0 133 203 12 12.5 I&s lb7 72 69 S3 71 75 2t 5& 1.2 255 h 10
~fore or after 15-min interruption in pumptns. m-

Set after hour shown. 00
set prior to l~~ur shwn.
Using q sand with a nminnl O per cent paaaing the No. 100 sieve.
i!
I
a)~
Am
Lkatona
A o 1.7s 0.66 1.0 125 1s9 12.1 12.3 137 148 60 44 59 51 70 17t 0.9 1795 3780
10 3.25 1.0S 1.0 133 239 12.2 12.7 237 143 55 51 56 73 18 1.3 660 1405
: 25 7.00 1.95 1.0 232 355 12.3 12.3 353 155 56 54 ;; 66 71 70+ 1.7 160 340
Parts by 4ft
Ply hhtt
A 0.11 1.90 0.73 1.0 126 150 12.0 12.4 133 135 56 so 64 59 18 t 0.9 1650 3370
A 0.25 2.50 0.S0 1.0 126 335 12.0 12.2 137 142 54 55 62 59 ;: 18t 0.8 1200 25W
A 0.43 3.20 1.08 1.0 130 257 11.8 12.3 140 142 53 51 64 59 75 17 0.8 Wo 2095
A 0.67 3.80 1.21 1.0 129 256 12.1 12.3 140 142 54 51 62 69 78 1s 0.7 795 19m
A 1.00 5.oO 1.58 1.0 126 145 12.0 22.3 140 143 61 56 68 65 78 24 0.9 595 1325
Parts by Wt
LO*sstt
A 0.11 1.90 0.74 1.0 131 161 11.8 12.2 140 140 59 52 64 56 77 19 0.11 1595 3000
A 0.25 2.50 0.92 1.0 131 162 12.1 12.7 140 143 51 45 61 56 70 18 t 1.0 %5 2345
A 0.43 2.90 1.05 1.0 141 177 12.2 13.0 140 145 53 47 63 57 71 17 t 0.9 735 1350
A 0.67 3.80 1.35 1.0 131 174 11.9 12.7 13s 143 51 45 61 55 72 23 1.1 445 245
A, 1.00 4.5o 1.62 1.0 129 178 11.6 12.4 140 147 55 50 65 60 77 21 1.0 265 535
%nd, X
Passing M.
100 S1W8
A 1.75 0.60 1.0 129 146 12.0 12.3 143 143 52 49 64 62 72 16t 1.8 2020 4565
B 1: 2.00 0.72 1.0 233 Ha IZ.4 12.9 330 157 5s 49 60 58 73 21t 1.6 1323 32s0
c 25 2.25 0.83 1.0 130 168 12.3 12.9 235 157 53 45 64 56 75 17t 2.1 1265 283o
Parta by 14t
Ply A6htt
A 0.11 1.94 0.73 1.0 128 150 12.2 12.7 232 152 57 53 62 58 73 16t 1.5 1435 3420
A 0.2s 2.50 0.90 1.0 130 149 12.3 12.7 2.58 157 59 54 70 67 75 21* 2.2 2230 2405
“A 0.43 2.90 1.03 1.0 136 251 12.3 12.6 232 153 56 54 66 65 74 17t 1.6 106J 2190
A 0.67 3.tfO 1.24 1.0 142 163 12.3 12.9 U5 158 54 52 67 64 73 19 2.2 795 1770
A 1.00 4.50 1.49 1.0 132 157 12.5 12.9 253 153 56 51 69 61 74 22t 1.4 710 1430
● Sefore or ●fter 23-in interruption in pumping.

●* *t after hour ahOvn.
t Set prior to haur chaun.
t+ using a sand with ● nminal O per cent finer tlun the P?o. 100 sieve.
Table *4
P~ilts Snd Mborato?y Teat hta for A31 Grout Mixtures
Mxima ROOOrtiOnO
b~ ut of P&pable Coon ictency Line Pre*mur* Wp speed oi~charse Crout Ti-t of Set C.mpreaa ive
.. . .
Hixturea Torque. deu
Sand
— Sand
.— water — -men: Before*
—— Af te+
L&stone Snd. Pddlc Hi=?
Part# by ut
Fly hw*
B 0.11 3.00 1.03 1.0 133 144 12.4 12.6 135 140 54 50 65 63 74 5 Zltt 1.5 1025 1775
B 0.25 3.75 1.1s 1.0 124 149 12.4 12.5 135 140 59 53 66 64 75 h 2fJtt 1.1 Soo 1515
B 0.43 5.00 1.51 1.0 129 158 14.1 14.5 135 140 59 47 6B 64 77 b 20+
t 1.7 435 92S
B 0.67 6.25 1.83 1.0 124 255 14.2 14.5 13s 140 57 55 72 70 7s 4 Zlltt 1.4 360 84o
B 1.00 7.00 2.02 1.0 138 156 14.6 15.5 140 140 57 70 71 78 4 23 1.6 345 S20
B 1.50 7.50 2.10 1.0 132 149 13.7 14.3 140 140 ;; 55 66 66 79 3 23 0.s 440 1025
Parts by -
Diatait#*
B 0.11 4.50 1.54 1.0 136 149 12.3 12.4 13s 140 63 62 72 14 13 4 19tt 1.7 355 B05
B 0.25 5.00 1.93 1.0 140 238 12.5 13.0 135 140 63 60 ?1 76 70 4 32tt 1.1 200 625
B 0.43 7.25 2.44 1.0 140 172 12.8 12.5 135 140 65 65 70 70 70 4 37ff 0.9 120 395
B 0.67 9.25 3.18 1.0 135 260 12.0 12.4 140 140 66 63 7s 70 71 3 32++ 0.7 Iso 330
B 1.00 12.00 4.17 1.0 135 180 11.9 12.7 138 13s 66 64 80 78 74 3 82tt 0.6 75 255
u
Mtural Wnd. Cole-t* Plitir
&
tind; X
b.
PSSSIW
100 sieve
A o 2.00 0.6B 1.0 132 161 12.2 13.0 150 163 64 55 74 65 B8 3 9tt 1.4 2095 4115
B 10 3.00 0.9Q 1.0 133 16S 12.5 13.8 160 160 59 50 72 66 90 2 17+t 1.9 1310 2625
c 25 3.50 1.00 1.0 132 165 12.5 14.0 160 160 69 45 67 62 86 2 1s+ t 4.1 S90 1910
Lfnstone Mnd, tileratt Mixer
B 10 3.25 1.10 1.0 133 172 12.9 13.3 160 160 61 55 71 68 86 1 17tt 2.0 965 1650
Trspr.aek Snd, Mleret ● Hi=r
B 10 2.00 0.82 1.0 125 168 12.0 12.7 160 160 64 61 71 71 89 6 9tt 1.3 1460 2765
,
I
3.00
M
H
!.,,,,
2.00
.—
1.00
/ “
\\\
0
?
3000 -
\ / \
1 \
\.
2000 -
\
\ ,
\
1000
I k
L ~
\ \
.
0 -
0 10 20 30 50 100 o so 100 o so 100 o 100
SANO - PER CENT PASSING :ER cENT * OIATOMITE PER CENT” FLY ASH PER CENT*PUMICITE PER CEN’:*LOESS
NO. 100 SIEVE AODED AOOED A DDE O ADOED
Figure D-1. Characteristics of erout mixtures

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9 9 e
4 4
4
2 2 2
0@ 0I 0I
ow
PtR CENT SAND ●cn c2NT* FLY ●Cn CENT* ~C22 Pcn CCNT 2AND ●ASS. PER C2NTn FLY
MS. No. 100 A2N ADDED AO020 w. m Sltvf ASH ADDED
SKVE
LIMESTONE SAND MIXTURES TRAPROCK SAND MIXTURES
* ●ER c~N~ By w~,c~ * ~M~Nr.
Figure D-2. Compressive strength, water-cement, and

sand-cement ratios of the grout mixtures
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CECW-EG Department of the Army EM 1110-2-

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3506

Distribution Restriction Statement

Engineering and Design

2. Applicability. This manual is applicable to all field operating

3. Discussion. Grouting in civil works activities is performed as: (a) an

FOR THE COMMANDER:

E~ineer Manual 20 January 1984

Engineering and Design

Purpose and Scope 1-1 1-1

CHAPTER 2. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS OF GROUTING

Purposes 2-1 2-1

CHAPTER 3. GEOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTIGATION

Rock Types 3-1 3-1

Considerations 4-1 4-1

This manual supersedes EM 1110-2-3501 dated 1 Jul 66 and EM 1110-2-3503

CHAPTER 5. GROUT ~TERIALS

Grout Materials 5-1 5-1

CHAPTER 7. APPLICATION TO WATER RETENTION STRUCTURES

Concrete Dams 7-1 7-1

CHAPTER 8. APPLICATION TO TUNNELS, SHAFTS, AND

General Applications 8-1 8-1

CHAPTER 9. APPLICATION TO NAVIGATION STRUCTURES

General 9-1 9-1

CHAPTER 10. APPLICATION TO BUILDING FOUNDATIONS

General 1o-1 10-1

CHAPTER 11. PRECISION AND SPECIALTY GROUTING

General Statement 11-1 11-1

CHAPTER 12. PERFORMANCE OF WORX

General Considerations 12-1 12-1

CHAPTER 13. FIELD PROCEDURES

General Considerations 13-1 13-1

CHAPTER 14. METHODS OF ESTIMATING

General Considerations 14-1 14-1

CHAPTER 15. RECORDS AND REPORTS

General 15-1 15-1

APPENDIX A. REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

References A-1 A-1

APPENDIX B. EXAMPLE: FIELD PROCEDURE FOR

APPENDIX C. PRESSURE COMPUTATION SAMPLES c-1

APPENDIX b. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SANDED GROUTS D-1

1-2. Applicability-. This manual is applicable to all field operating activi-

1-3. References. See Appendix A for list of references.

1-4. -“ Users of this manual are encouraged to submit recommended

1-5. General Considerations. Grouting in civil works activities is performed

a. Alkali-Aggregate Reaction. Chemical reaction in grout between alka-

b. Aquiclude. A body of relatively impermeable rock or soil that is

. Aquifer. A stratum or zone below the surface of the earth capable of

e. Area Grouting. Grouting of a shallow zone in a particular area that

f. Bentonite. A clay composed principally of minerals of the ❑ontmoril-

g“ Blanket Grouting. As stated in e above.

h. Bursting Pressure (Grouting Equipment). The pressure at which equip-

i. Cement Factor. Quantity of cement contained in a unit volume of

j. Cementitious Factor. Quantity of cement and cementitious materials

k. Circuit Grouting. Grouting in a continuous manner with a grout ci-rcu-

1. Coefficient of Permeability (to Water). As stated in ad below.

m. Colloidal Grout. A grout that has an artificially

n. Consolidation Grouting. As stated in e above.

o. False Set. The rapid development of rigidity in a freshly mixed

P. Final Set. A degree of stiffening of a grout mixture greater than