Grouting of Contaminated Soils
The effectiveness of grouting a contaminated soil depends in large part on both
the contaminant-grout and the contaminant-soil interactions. These phenomenon
are being investigated for a system wherein a microfine cement grout is injected
into three different gasoline-contaminated soils. Experiments conducted to determine
the bleed capacity and microstructure of neat grouts containing various percentages
of gasoline have revealed: (a) the presence of a small amount of gasoline significantly
reduces the bleed capacity of the grout, and (b) discrete entities of gasoline
were encapsulated within the grout microstructure.
Related Publications
Permanence of Grouted Sands Exposed to Various Chemistries, by J.M.
Siwula and R.J. Krizek, Proceedings of the Conference on
Grouting, Soil Improvement, and Geosynthetics, New Orleans, Louisiana ,
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1366-1380, 1992.
Grouting Gasoline-Contaminated Sand with Microfine Cement, by L. Schwarz
and R.J. Krizek, Geoenvironment 2000,
Volume 2, Edited by Acar, Y.B. and Daniel, D.E., ASCE Geotechnical
Special Publication No. 46, pgs. 1366-1380, 1995.
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