Soil Stabilization Files
Case Study: Water Cooling Pipe Leak Creates Massive Voids, Infiltration Issues at Nuclear Power Generating Station Site
Published Year: 2025
- At a nuclear facility in the Midwestern US, a critical 12-foot-diameter water-cooling pipe developed a major crack, jeopardizing the operation of the plant. Under intense water pressure, the crack led to the formation of massive voids around the pipe.
Case Study: Geotechnical Soil Stabilization and Water Control Remediation of the Ogle Lake Spillway
Published Year: 2025
- Due to growing concerns of the infrastructure condition of the near century old dam and spillway at Ogle Lake, condition assessment proved the principal and auxiliary spillways were showing signs of erosion around the concrete pads.
Brochure: Ultrafine Cementitious Grout
Published Year: 2022
- Ultrafine Cementitious Grouts from US Grout
Technical Manual: Curtain Grouting Application Technique (C-GAT)
Published Year: 2022
- Curtain Grouting Technical Manual - Void Full and Soil Stabilization of Underground Structures
Case Study: Grouting for Ground Improvement of Foundation Soils Beneath Tank
Published Year: 2019
- Shams Geotek in Nigeria was tasked with completing various geotechnical soil tests and develop a plan to execute the necessary soil improvements beneath a 4,500,000 gallon capacity petroleum product tank in Delta State, Nigeria.
2017 ICOG Paper: Injection Grouting for Ground Conditioning
Published Year: 2017
- 2017 ICOG Paper - Injection Grouting for Ground Conditioning
2016 DFI Paper - Injection Grouting Preserves Foundation Integrity of Multi-Story Building
Published Year: 2016
- Due to growth in the Twin Cities area, MCES determined they needed to construct a 50 foot deep sanitary sewer lift station, modify alignment of gravity sewers and add a 9000 foot long forcemain to handle increased volumes.
Magazine Article: TBM Under Ocean Waters - AvantiGrout to the Rescue
Published Year: 2014
- When the Port of Miami wanted to deepen its existing channel, an aging sanitary sewer main belonging to Miami-Dade County had to be lowered.
News: Mitigating Inflow Due to Both Primary and Secondary Permeability in Mining
Published Year: 2013
- Groundwater infiltration can be due to either primary or secondary permeability. When both types of permeability are present, mitigation requires versatility and cooperation between multiple project participants.
Magazine Article: Sorting Out the Grout
Published Year: 2013
- Tunnel contractors can choose whether to use cement or chemical grouts. To help them out, we discuss both types, which to use, when to use them and why...and an idea of how much it will all cost.
Magazine Article: To Grout Or Not To Grout?
Published Year: 2013
- Groundwater can bring an underground mining operation to its knees, but it can be controlled with ingenuity, co-operation and grout expertise
White Paper: Cement Grout vs. Chemical Grout
Published Year: 2013
- Cement Grout vs. Chemical Grout: Which One to Use, When, and Why. A White Paper providing guidance to the Geotechnical Community
Flyer: Foundation Grout Solutions
Published Year: 2012
- AvantiGrout - multiple grout solutions for stabilizing soil and controlling groundwater - before, during and after construction.
Magazine Article: City of Dearborn Tackles Complicated Grout Curtain Project
Published Year: 2010
- Many U.S. municipalities and utility districts face federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates to correct water quality problems caused by discharges from combined sanitary and storm sewer systems
Brochure: Costs of Chemical Grout: What Would You Spend?
Published Year: 2009
- Are you spending thousands of dollars each year treating clean water? Recent studies and over 50 years of experience indicate that America's first trenchless technology is still the best, most cost-effective, long-term defense against infiltration.