Symposium Themes

1. Concepts and design for grouting

Grouting Strategy
Theory in relation to practice
Novel methods for grouting execution
Aspects that govern grouting – grouting difficulty
Completion criteria for grouting
Investigations of steering parameters for grouting
Concepts with environmental aspects

2. Grouting materials

Grout components
Grout mixing
Grout characteristics
Environmental aspects – greener grouting

3. Requirements and verifications

Measuring the grouting result
Observational method
Hydrogeology
Hydraulic tests
Environmental permit

4. Grouting equipment

Development of grouting equipment
Possibilities and limitations of current equipment
Health and safety

5. Grouting of soil-rock-concrete interfaces

Sealing the zone between soil and rock
Grouting with low rock coverage
Sealing around tunnel portals and plugs
Sealing under artesian circumstances

6. Contracts and compensation

Time studies of grouting work
Grouting compensation and adjustment of time
Grouting education – Licence to Grout
Estimation of grout quantities

7. Case studies

Execution of grouting and results