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Chemical Grouting And Soil Stabilization, Revised And Expanded book cover

3rd Edition

Chemical Grouting And Soil Stabilization, Revised And Expanded

By Reuben H. Karol Copyright 2003
584 Pages
by CRC Press

584 Pages
by CRC Press
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Following shifting trends from remedial to preventive uses of grouting practices, this third edition covers all aspects of chemical grouting methods and applications. This reference highlights new ground improvement techniques as well as recent innovations in soil modification and stabilization procedures. It considers commercial alternatives to ground improvement, their relative advantages and... Read more
Preface to the Third Edition, Preface to the Second Edition, Preface to the First Edition, Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. Soil and Rock Properties, 3. Compaction, 4. Water Removal and Wellpointing, 5. Ground Freezing, 6. Piling, Nailing, and Mixing, 7. Slurry Walls and Trenches, 8. Biostabilization, 9. Grouting with Cement, 10. Chemical Grouts, 11. Commercial Chemical Grouts, 12. Grouting Theory, 13. Grouting Technology, 14. Field Equipment, 15. Field Procedures and Tests, 16. Grouting to Shut off Seepage, 17. Grout Curtains, 18. Grouting for Strength, 19. Grouting in Tunnels and Shafts, 20. Special Applications of Chemical Grouts, 21. Specifications, Supervision, and Inspection, 22. Containment of Hazardous Wastes, Appendices, Index

Biography

Reuben H. Karol is a Consulting Engineer in chemical grouting and Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Mr. Karol has a long-standing relationship with Rutgers University (1940- 1943, 1946- 1951, 1967-present) and currently teaches ground improvement courses. Previously, Mr. Karol was Director of the Engineering Chemicals Research Center for the American Cyanamid Company (1956-1967) and was President of Karol Warner, Inc. (1951-1984). Mr. Karol is the author of three books and over 20 papers, and holds six patents. A member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society for Testing Materials, he served as Chair of their Grouting Committees (1976- 1986). Mr. Karol received the B.S (1947) and M.S. (1949) degrees in civil engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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