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Grouting below Subterranean Water: Erosional Stability Test

BOŠTÍK, J. MIČA, L. TERZIJSKI, I. DŽAFERAGIČ, M. LEITER, A.

Original Title

Grouting below Subterranean Water: Erosional Stability Test

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The article is focused on the medium-term negative effect of groundwater on the underground grout elements. This is the physical–mechanical effect of groundwater, which is known as erosion. We conduct a laboratory verification of the erosional resistance of grout mixtures. A new test apparatus was designed and developed, since there is no standardized method for testing at present. An erosion stability test of grout mixtures and the technical solutions of the apparatus for the test’s implementation are described. This apparatus was subsequently used for the experimental evaluation of the erosional stability of silicate grout mixtures. Grout mixtures with activated and non-activated bentonite are tested. The stabilizing effect of cellulose relative to erosion stability has been also investigated. The specimens of grout mixtures are exposed to flowing water stress for a certain period of time. The erosional stabilities of the grout mixtures are assessed on the basis of weight loss (WL) as a percentage of initial specimen weight. The lower the grout mixture weight loss, the higher its erosional stability and vice versa.

Keywords

erosional stability; laboratory testing; grout mixtures; groundwater; test apparatus

Authors

BOŠTÍK, J.; MIČA, L.; TERZIJSKI, I.; DŽAFERAGIČ, M.; LEITER, A.

Released

30. 4. 2021

Publisher

MDPI

ISBN

1996-1944

Periodical

Materials

Year of study

14

Number

9

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

16

Pages count

16

URL

Full text in the Digital Library

BibTex

@article{BUT171514,
  author="Jiří {Boštík} and Lumír {Miča} and Ivailo {Terzijski} and Mirnela {Džaferagič} and Augustin {Leiter}",
  title="Grouting below Subterranean Water: Erosional Stability Test",
  journal="Materials",
  year="2021",
  volume="14",
  number="9",
  pages="1--16",
  doi="10.3390/ma14092333",
  issn="1996-1944",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/9/2333"
}