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Anchors and Grouting

The document discusses anchors and grouting for dam safety. It addresses applications and limitations of grouting, materials and quality control issues, capacities and specifications for anchors, and construction and corrosion protection challenges. The conclusions note that while long term solutions may be possible, variable contractor performance, disputes with experts, and occasionally poor specifications are problems that knowledgeable practitioners can help address.

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Anchors and Grouting

The document discusses anchors and grouting for dam safety. It addresses applications and limitations of grouting, materials and quality control issues, capacities and specifications for anchors, and construction and corrosion protection challenges. The conclusions note that while long term solutions may be possible, variable contractor performance, disputes with experts, and occasionally poor specifications are problems that knowledgeable practitioners can help address.

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Dam Safety 2001

ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

REFERENCES

GROUTING
I Applications
II Materials and Formulations
III QA/QC and Verification
IV Case Histories

ANCHORS
I Capacities
II Specifications
III Construction
IV Corrosion Protection

CONCLUSIONS

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
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ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

REFERENCES
ASCE/GEO-INSTITUTE PAPERS
• New Orleans 1982, 1992
• Logan 1997
• Boston 1998
• Urbana 1999
• Denver 2000
• Blacksburg 2001

ASDSO PAPERS
• Each year

TEXTBOOKS
INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
• London 1992 – Grouting
• London 1997 – Anchors

JOURNALS
• Ground Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Societies and Associations

SHORT COURSES
SPECIALISTS (as opposed to “experts”)
STANDARDS AND CODES

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ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

GROUTING

I APPLICATIONS
♦ Very high flows?
♦ Very high heads?
♦ Long term performance?
♦ Liquefaction mitigation?
♦ Potentially erodible rock masses?
♦ Miracles?

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WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

GROUTING

II MATERIALS AND FORMULATIONS


♦ One size fits all?
♦ Knowledge about “advanced formulations”?
♦ Unbiased opinions from
• Suppliers?
• Contractors?
• Consultants?
• “Experts”?
♦ Potential for solving any problem?

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
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ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

GROUTING

III QA/QC AND VERIFICATION


♦ Sufficient site investigation?
♦ Cooperation from Contractor?
♦ Attainment of absolute goals?
♦ Real time control of processes and
performance?
♦ S & M?
♦ One opinion?

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
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ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

ANCHORS

I CAPACITIES
♦ In rock?
♦ In soils?
♦ SBMA potential
♦ Limits?

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
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ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

ANCHORS

II SPECIFICATIONS
♦ PTI, 1996?
♦ USACOE?
♦ FHWA?
♦ Do it yourself?

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
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ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

ANCHORS

III CONSTRUCTION
♦ How big?
♦ How deep?
♦ How straight?
♦ Does percussion kill?
♦ Do we need additives in grout?
♦ Are contractors our friends?
♦ Is FERC our friend?
♦ Are we good enough?
♦ Who cares anyway?

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
8 (724) 942-0570
Dam Safety 2001

ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

ANCHORS

IV CORROSION PROTECTION
♦ Is it necessary?
♦ Why water test and pregrout?
♦ Long term evidence and monitoring?
♦ Is epoxy coated strand the answer?

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
9 (724) 942-0570
Dam Safety 2001

ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

CONCLUSIONS

♦ Long term solutions to virtually every problem in


the field.
♦ Occasionally – hopelessly bad specifications
♦ Variable contractor performance
♦ S & M from “experts”
♦ Claims and disputes
♦ Growing market for KNOWLEDGEABLE AND
COMPETENT practitioners

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
10 (724) 942-0570
Dam Safety 2001

ANCHORS AND GROUTING:


WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY EXPECT?

I’d rather be tied down and injected


than be rolled and compacted

GEOSYSTEMS, L.P.
11 (724) 942-0570

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