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Geotechnical News • March 2017
THE GROUT LINE
Paolo Gazzarrini
Overture
46
th
episode of the Grout Line and for
this issue only some news related to
our grouting industry that can be of
some interest to you.
The 38th annual installment of the
renowned
Grouting Fundamentals
& Current Practice
short course will
again be hosted by UT Austin, from
May 15-19, 2017. This course has a
long tradition of excellence concern-
ing the education of practicing grout-
ers and the scope and depth of subjects
covered is unparalleled worldwide.
Joining the distinguished international
course faculty this year are:
• Clif Kettle, Principal Engineer at
Bachy Solentanche, United Kind-
gom. Clif will be presenting on
state-of-the-art practices for com-
pensation grouting and permeation
grouting.
• Dr. Devon Mothersille, Managing
Director of Single Bore Multiple
Anchor Ltd., Geoserve Global
Ltd., and AnchorTest Ltd. Devon
is a renowned rock anchoring and
soil nailing expert, and will be
joining the course from the United
Kingdom to share his expertise
concerning high capacity anchors
in weak rock based on the SBMA
concept.
• Stéphane Gonichon, Product Man-
ager of Eqiom Cement, Levallois-
Perret, France. Stéphane is a
recognized authority concerning
ultrafine grouts and will be cover-
ing the subject of cementitious
grout materials and mix design.
• Ken Ivanetich, Special Projects
Manager, Hayward Baker Inc.,
USA. Ken leads the international
jet grouting product group for
Hayward Baker’s parent company,
Keller. Ken will be contributing to
the subject of jet grouting, concen-
trating on how to implement best
practices worldwide.
For further information and course
registration, please visit:
ingfundamentals.com
Here is the detailed schedule of the
week:
Course Agenda
Monday, May 15, 2017
8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Opening Remarks –
Kieffer / El Mohtar
8:10 – 9:40 a.m. Introduction to
Grouting - Warner
9:50 – 11:20 a.m. Grout Types and
Rheology - El Mohtar
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Cementitious
Grout Materials & Mix Design –
Gonichon
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 – 3:10 p.m. Chemical Grout
Materials and Applications – Warner /
Anderson
3:20 – 3:55 p.m. Foaming Agents and
Cellular Grouts – Gomez
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Engineering Geo-
logic Considerations for Rock Mass
Grouting –Kieffer
5:15 – 6:45 p.m. Icebreaker Reception
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
8:00 – 9:40 a.m. Cement Grouting in
Rock – Dreese
9:50 – 10:50 a.m. Cement Grouting in
Rock - the GIN Concept – Katterbach/
Gazzarrini
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Aperture Con-
trolled Grouting – Carter
11:45 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Quantitative Design
of Grout Curtains – Dreese
1:40 – 2:30 p.m. Recent Advantages in
Grouting Technology – Dreese
2:40 – 3:30 p.m. Case Histories - Dam
Remediation Projects – Dreese
3:40 – 5:30 p.m. Limited Mobility
Grouting – Warner
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Compaction Grout-
ing – Harris
9:10 – 9:50 a.m. Slab Jacking and
Grout Jacking – Miluski
10:00 – 11:20 a.m. Compensation
Grouting – Kettle
12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Field Demonstration
Thursday, May 18, 2017
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Permeation Grouting
of Soils – Kettle
9:40 – 10:40 a.m. Drilling for Grout-
ing Operations – Bruce
10:50 – 11:50 a.m. Rock Anchors for
Dams – Bruce
11:50 – 12:50 p.m. Lunch
12:50 – 1:35 p.m. High Capacity
Anchors in Weak Rock (SBMA) –
Mothersille
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. Micropiles – Bruce
2:40 – 4:10 p.m. Cutoff Walls & Com-
posite Seepage Barriers – Bruce
4:20 – 5:00 p.m. Crisis Management
– Bruce
Friday, May 19, 2017
8:00 – 9:20 a.m. Jet Grouting –
Ivanetich
9:30 – 10:05 a.m. Jet Grouting (con-
tinued) – Gazzarrini
10:10 – 11:00 a.m. Grouting Instru-
mentation – Choquet
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Structural Grout-
ing – Warner
