Chemical grouting is an injection technology introducing solution-type and suspension-type grout into weak soil to achieve superior water stopping and ground reinforcement.
1. Technology Overview
The most common form of chemical grouting is permeation grouting, which involves filling joints or cavities in rock or granular soils with specialized chemical grout formulations.
When used in granular soils, structural chemical grouting permeates the spaces between soil particles, binding them together and significantly enhancing the soil's bearing capacity and shear strength.
2. Materials and Process
Advanced chemical grouts are selected per ground conditions:
▫ Solution-type: Sodium silicate and polyurethane resins penetrating fine fissures.
▫ Semi-suspension: Micro-fine cement with chemical accelerators for controlled gel time.
▫ Suspension: Modified cement slurries for sealing large voids and groundwater inflow.
3. Features and Applications
▫ High-efficiency groundwater cut-off for deep excavations, basements and tunnels.
▫ Underpinning foundations and stabilizing soil surrounding structures with zero vibration.
▫ Applicable in confined indoor areas and low-headroom work zones.
