SYNOPSIS

In most cases, any decision on grouting is often left to the subcontractor who tends to rely on  traditional method and using simple products.

Nowadays, technologies add to historical materials, high performing tools, that are though more expensive, but are able to save valuable time in jobsite operations.

In this talk, there is no intention to demonise  “old” technologies but instead, to give information on new technologies that could improvise general jobsite techniques and finally, to deliver a better final product in both shorter time and lesser overall cost.

The other side of the story is, with so many old and new technologies available nowadays, it is sometimes, difficult to make an informed decision on which technology or combination of technologies that would be the best option for a specific problem.

The aim of this talk is also to provide an update on the state of the art of existing grouting techniques -both old and new; also to provide some basic information on choices of parameters and criteria to be used as well as to present a series of case histories from different countries which were done under different conditions, where these applications are being used with success.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Paulo received his B. Sc. Civil Engineer, UFPr, Curitiba (PR), Brazil in year 1987. He has over 30 years' experience in grouting products, in particular, design and application as manufacturer, and as both distributor and applicator worldwide. He has worked in South America and Europe as well as both having visited and supplied the products to major construction sites in all continents except Antarctica. He has been working on underground construction sites in major cities and in his current capacity, he is supplies and supervises works relating to his products/specialties in the Middle East, Far East, Australia, Africa, Europe and both North and South America. He has also extensive experience in grouting methods, providing support to engineering design offices, solving technical issues, value engineering and construction methodology, often in extreme conditions where traditional methods do not achieve the required solutions.