ENGINEERING OF GROUT CURTAINS TO STANDARDS-CLOSURE

Aside from addressing such issues as seepage pressures in foundation cracks, the main purpose of this closure is to clear up a misunderstanding about the water-cement ratio. The recommended ratio of 3:1 by volume noted in the paper relates to the loose volume of a bag as is customary in American and Australian practice and not to the absolute volume of cement as is customary in Europe. On an absoltue basis 3:1 is about equal to 1.2:1 on a loose basis and, not surprisingly Cambefort had regarded this as too thick for reasonable penetration.

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• Authors:
  • Houlsby, A S
• Publication Date: 1979-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 572-573
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 105
  • Issue Number: GT4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Earth dams; Foundations; Grout curtains; Pressure; Seepage; Standards; Volume; Water cement ratio
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations (Structures); Seepage through earth dams
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00194290
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 13214
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 11 1979 12:00AM