Grouting Fundamentals & Current Practice 2019

The 4-day course covers pressure grouting as a method to improve geotechnical properties of soils and rock masses, with special focus on mechanisms, theories, and practical applications of grouting to ground densification and strengthening, permeability reduction and groundwater cutoffs.

Major Course topics include:

• grout rheology
• cementitious and chemical grouting procedures
• overburden and rock drilling methods
• optimizing grouting during construction
• jet grouting
• deep soil mixing
• composite seepage barriers
• compaction grouting
• rock anchors and SBMA design
• micropiles
• compensation grouting
• permeation grouting
• GIN and RTGC in rock grouting
• amenability theory
• pre-excavation grouting for rock tunnels
• concrete repair

Speakers:

• Dr. Donald Bruce – Geosystems L.P. (USA)
• Mikael Creutz – Golder (S)
• Trent Dreese – Gannett Fleming (USA)
• Raffaella Granata – Trevi Group (I)
• Joe Harris – Hayward Baker (USA)
• Hans-Olav Hognestad – Mapei UTT (N)
• Christophe Justino – Bachy Solentanche (F)
• Maren Katterbach – Lombardi Engineering (CH)
• Clif Kettle – Clif Kettle Consulting (UK)
• Dr. Scott Kieffer – Graz University of Technology (A)
• Wolfgang Kühner – Keller Grundbau GmbH (D)
• Clemens Kummerer – Keller Grundbau GmBH (D)
• Dr. Devon Mothersille – SBMA/Geoserve Global (UK)
• Dr. Robert Penczek – DSI Underground (P)
• Haktan Sahin – Sika AG (CH)

All further information as well as the online registration can be found on the event homepage.