Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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When the Tunnel Meets the Railroad, a Grouting Case History
Billy Fisher
Russo
Corporation
Various grouting techniques have been employed to repair structures, seal dams, fill voids, and stabilize unstable fills. This paper examines the application of cement grouting in the Birmingham Water Works’ Carson Loop Phase 6D Project, which involved installing approximately 3,650 feet of new 36-inch water main to connect the northern and southern BWWB water systems around metro Birmingham. During the installation, a 60-inch diameter steel pipe was to be jack and bored beneath an existing Norfolk Southern railroad track. However, it was discovered that the area beneath the track...
Type 1L Use in Dam Foundation Grouting
Nicholson Construction Company
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
To reduce the carbon footprint of the cement industry, producers in many markets have stopped production of ordinary Portland cement and only supply blended cements wherein a portion of the cement content is replaced by less energy intensive materials such as ground limestone. In the specialty geotechnical construction sector, concerns over potential differences in performance between similarly proportioned mixes using conventional cement and blended cement have been raised and are being evaluated on a project by project basis...
- Eric Manning | Southern Company
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