Chemical Grouting and Soil Stabilization







Preface to the Third Edition

Over a decade has passed since publication of the second edition. During

this time the major changes have been the movement of chemical grouting

from remedial use to preventive use, and the development and growing use

of other methods of ground improvement. Although new grouts have been

developed, silicates and acrylics still dominate the domestic market.

Increasing sophistication in grouting equipment and procedures, as

well as in associated placement techniques, and the growing number of

organizations specifying and using chemical grouts, have resulted in the

broad acceptance of chemical grouting as a bona fide construction tool.

The basics of chemical grouting remain largely unchanged and, with

appropriate modifications and additions, occupy a major part of this

edition. Over the years of teaching grouting, I have found it desirable to

include information on other accepted procedures for soil modification and

stabilization (as well as some very recent innovations) in sufficient detail to

permit assessment of the place of grouting in the contractor’s arsenal of field

procedures. Other ground improvement techniques are now discussed in

much greater detail than in the two previous editions.


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