• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2019

Grout injection is mainly used for permeability reduction and/or improvement of the ground by injecting grout material into pores, cracks, and joints in the ground. The oscillatory grout injection method was developed to enhance the grout penetration. In order to verify the level of enhancement of the grout, field grout injection tests, both static and oscillatory tests, were performed at three job sites. The enhancement in the permeability reduction and ground improvement effect was verified by performing a core boring, borehole image processing analysis, phenolphthalein test, scanning electron microscopy analysis, variable heat test, Lugeon test, standard penetration test, and an elastic wave test. The oscillatory grout injection increased the joint filling rate by 80% more and decreased the permeability coefficient by 33-68%, more compared to the static grout injection method. The constrained modulus of the jointed rock mass was increased by 50% more with oscillatory grout injection compared to the static grout injection, indicating that the oscillatory injection was more effective in enhancing the stiffness of the rock mass.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.367-374
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• 2019

This study concluded the results of a research on the features of cement based permeation grout, based on some important grout parameters, such as the rheological properties (yield stress and viscosity), coefficient of permeability to grout ($k_G$) and the inject ability of cement grout (N and $N_c$ assessment), which govern the performance of cement based permeation grouting in porous media. Due to the limited knowledge of these important grout parameters and other influencing factors (filtration pressure, rate and time of injection and the grout volume) used in the field work, the application of cement based permeation grouting is still largely a trial and error process in the current practice, especially in the local construction industry. It is seen possible to use simple formulas in order to select the injection parameters and to evaluate their inter-relationship, as well as to optimize injection spacing and times with respect to injection source dimensions and in-situ permeability. The validity of spherical and cylindrical flow model was not verified by any past research works covered in the literature review. Therefore, a theoretical investigation including grout flow models and significant grout parameters for the design of permeation grouting was conducted in this study. This two grout flow models were applied for three grout mixes prepared for w/c=0.75, w/c=1.00 and w/c=1.25 in this study. The relations between injection times, radius, pump pressure and flow rate for both flow models were investigated and the results were presented. Furthermore, in order to investigate these two flow model, some rheological properties of the grout mixes, particle size distribution of the cement used in this study and some geotechnical properties of the sand used in this work were defined and presented.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2010

그라우트재의 침투 특성을 개선하기 위하여 진동 주입을 적용하였다. 진동주입공법은 진동하는 주입압을 부가하여 주입하는 그라우팅 기술로서 이를 적용할 경우, 그라우트재의 점성과 그라우트재 입자의 흡착 현상이 감소하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 진동 주입에 의한 그라우트재의 침투 특성 개선을 검증하기 위하여 모형 주입 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과로부터 흡착 현상을 평가하는 계수인 $\theta$ 를 산정하여 침투 특성 개선 정도를 제시하였다. 또한 인공 절리면에 대한 주입 실험을 수행하였다. 모형 실험 및 인공절리면의 실험 결과와 이론적인 해석 결과를 통해 진동 주입 시 그라우트재의 침투능이 증가됨을 검증하였으며, 특히 400kPa 이하의 저압으로 주입하였을 때 진동 주입의 효과가 최대로 나타남을 확인하였다.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 2007년도 공동학술대회 논문집
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• pp.241-244
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• 2007

Cement-grouts are injected into limestone cavities beneath the road in the project area, in order to improve strength and reduce permeability; the extent to which grout has penetrated in cavities need to be monitored in order to determined effectiveness of cement-grout. Geophysical approaches, offer great potential for monitoring the grout injection process in a fast and cost-effective way as well as showing whether the grout has successfully achieved the target. This paper presents the ability of surface electrical resistivity to investigate the verification of the grout placement. In order to image the cement-grout, time-lapse surface electrical resistivity surveys were conducted to compare electrical resistivity images before and after injection. Cement-grout was imaged as anomalies exhibiting low resistivity than the surrounding rocks. In accordance with field monitoring, laboratory study was also designed to monitor the resistivity changes of cement-grout specimens with time-lapse. Time-lapse laboratory measurements indicated that electrical methods are good tool to identify the grouted zone. Pre-and post grouting electrical images showed significant changes in subsurface resistivity at grouted zone. The study showed that electrical resistivity imaging technology can be a useful tool for detecting and evaluating changes in subsurface resistivity due to the injection of the grout.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2017

저수지 제방의 그라우팅시 가장 이상적인 주입형태는 침투주입이지만 일반적으로 침투와 할렬주입이 복합적으로 시공되어 원지반의 교란이 발생될 가능성이 존재한다. 이와 같은 문제점을 개선하기 위하여 이상적인 침투주입을 가능하게 하는 그라우트 재료를 이용하여 저압주입과 팽창제를 이용한 주입재의 팽창력으로 그라우팅 주입공 주변에 대한 다짐을 실시하고 순차적으로 그라우트재를 주입하는 방법이 유용하다. 본 연구에서는 그라우트 주입공 주변에 대한 침투다짐효과를 얻기 위하여 하이브리드형 주입재와 팽창제를 혼합한 침투다짐 그라우트를 PC(Permeable Compaction)팩커를 이용하여 주입한 그 효과에 대해 고찰하였다, 본 연구결과, PC팩커와 침투다짐 그라우트를 저수지 보수보강 그라우팅 공사에 적용할 경우 저수지 차수 그라우팅의 성능기준에 부합하는 침투다짐효과가 발휘될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.414-423
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• 2006

Many construction projects adopt grouting technology to prevent the leakage of groundwater or to improve the shear strength of the ground. Recognition as a feasible field procedure dates back to 1925, Since then, developments and field use have increased rapidly. According to improvement of grout materials, theoretical study on grout penetration characteristics is demanded. Fluid of grout always tends to flow from higher hydraulic potential to lower and the motion of grout is also a function of formation permeability. Viscosity of grout is changed by chemical action while grout moves through pores. Due to the increment of viscosity, permeability is decreased. Permeability is also reduced by grout particle deposits to the soil aggregates. In this thesis, characteristics of new cement grout material that is developed recently is studied: injectable volume of new grout material is tested in two different sizes of sands, and the method to calculate injectable volume of grout is suggested with consideration of change in viscosity and clogging phenomena. The calculated values are compared with injection test results. Viscosity of new grout material is found to be an exponential function of time. And lumped parameter $\theta$ of new grout material to be used for assessing deposition characteristics is estimated by comparing deposit theory with injection test results considering different soil types and different injection pressure.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2021

Injection grouting is one of the most common ground improvement practice to increase the strength and reduce the hydraulic conductivity of soils. Owing to the environmental concerns of conventional grout materials, such as cement-based or silicate-based materials, bio-inspired biogeotechnical approaches are considered to be new sustainable and environmentally friendly ground improvement methods. Biopolymers, which are excretory products from living organisms, have been shown to significantly reduce the hydraulic conductivity via pore-clogging and increase the strength of soils. To study the practical application of biopolymers for seepage and ground water control, in this study, we explored the injection capabilities of biopolymer-based grout materials in both linear aperture and particulate media (i.e., sand and glassbeads) considering different injection pressures, biopolymer concentrations, and flow channel geometries. The hydraulic conductivity control of a biopolymer-based grout material was evaluated after injection into sandy soil under confined boundary conditions. The results showed that the performance of xanthan gum injection was mainly affected by the injection pressure and pore geometry (e.g., porosity) inside the soil. Additionally, with an increase in the xanthan gum concentration, the injection efficiency diminished while the hydraulic conductivity reduction efficiency enhanced significantly. The results of this study provide the potential capabilities of injection grouting to be performed with biopolymer-based materials for field application.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.63-70
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• 2000

In 1925, H.J. Joosten was the first in the world to use chemical injection grouts composed of sodium silicate and calcium chloride. This unique development prompted the introduction of other chemical grouting techniques. Among these chemical grouting techniques, sodium silicate based grout has been the most widely used in the world, but it has not been generally considered to be a permanent material. Therefore, studies to improve the weak points of sodium silicate based grout have been conducted, and new applications of grout were recently developed. We also developed the micro fine hybrid silicate grout of suspention type which properties are sepecialized as the high strength and durability, according to the reactant of special sodium silicate grout and the high strength hardener. As the results of this study we could derive the 2 times over high strength of Micro fine hybrid Silicate grouting method(MS method) more than that of the ordinary sodium silicate grout. And also we could confirm that the alkali leakage of micro fine hybrid silicate grout is less than that of ordinary sodium silicate grout. So we could get the high strength and durability of hybrid silicate grout are superior to those of ordinary sodium silicate grout.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.399-410
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• 2004

지하정보의 활용에 관한 방법론적인 관점에서 인공지능기술과 데이터베이스의 활용은 최근 지구과학의 여러 분야에서 그 구체적인 적용방법이 모색되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 공학적으로 주요한 용도로 활용되는 그라우팅 공법과 관련하여 과학적인 접근방법이 필요한 그라우트의 주입제어 문제에 집중했다. 이 문제에 대한 방안으로서 암반의 특성에 따라 그라우트의 주입과정에서 동적으로 변화하는 변수들을 데이터베이스로 구축하고 이와 더불어 그라우트 밸브의 최적의 조정치를 유도하는 Fuzzy-neural hybrid system을 활용하는 방법론에 대한 개념적인 모델을 고안했다. 고안한 모델을 네 가지 사례에 적용한 결과 그라우트 밸브의 조정치가 그라우트의 주입과정에서 수반되는 역학적인 현상에 대해 합리적으로 유도되었다. 그러므로 이 모델의 알고리즘이 그라우트의 주입을 제어하는 도구로서 발전할 수 있으리라 판단된다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1999년도 연약지반처리위원회 학술세미나
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• pp.1-13
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• 1999

The use of Compaction Grouting evolved in the 1950's to correct structural settlement of buildings. Over the almost 50 years, the technology has developed and is currently used in wide range of applications. Compaction Grouting, the injection of a very stiff, 'zero-slump' mortar grout under relatively high pressure, displaces and compacts soils. It can effectively repair natural or man-made soil strength deficiencies in variety of soil formations. Major uses of Compaction Grouting include densifying loose soils or fill voids caused by sinkholes, poorly compacted fills, broken utilities, improper dewatering, or soft ground tunneling excavation. Other application include preventing liquefaction, re-leveling settled structures, and using compaction grout bulbs as structural elements of minipiles or underpinning. The technique replaced slurry injection, or 'pressure grouting', as the preferred method of densification grouting. There are several reasons for the increased use of Compaction Grouting which can be summarized in one word: CONTROL. The low slump grout and injection processes are usually designed to keep the grout in a homogeneous mass at the point of injection, while acceptable in some limited applications, tends to quickly get out of control. Hydraulic soil fracturing can cause extensive grout travel, often well beyond the desired treatment zone. So, on the basis of the two case history constructed in recent year, a study has been peformed to analyze the basic mechanism of the Compaction Grouting and verify the effectiveness of the ground improvement using some test methods.