Grouting Technology - a PDH Online Course for Engineers & Architects

Grouting Technology

Course Outline

This online course provides technical criteria and guidance for civil works grouting applications. The contents cover grouting materials, grouting equipment, and grouting applications to various types of structures such as tunnels, chambers and building foundations. The course materials are based entirely on the Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-3506 of US Army Corps of Engineers: Grouting Technology. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Have a better understanding of the current grouting technology; and
Be familiar with the grouting applications to various types of structures.

Course Content

The purpose of this course is to provide technical criteria and guidance for civil works grouting applications. You are required to study the following Engineering Manual of US Army Corps of Engineers:

EM 1110-2-3506: Grouting Technology (159 pages, PDF file format, 8.0 MB).

Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, download or print the document for your study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the file to your computer by right clicking the mouse and choosing "Save Target As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The following contains the outline of the Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-3506.

Engineering and Design - Grouting Technology

Table of Contents
Transmittal Letter
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Purposes and Limitations of Grouting
Chapter 3 - Geologic Considerations for Investigations and Design
Chapter 4 - Planning and Procedures
Chapter 5 - Grout Materials
Chapter 6 - Equipment
Chapter 7 - Application to Water Retention Structures
Chapter 8 - Application to Tunnels, Shafts, and Chambers
Chapter 9 - Application to Navigation Structures
Chapter 10 - Application to Building Foundations
Chapter 11 - Precision and Specialty Grouting
Chapter 12 - Performance of Work
Chapter 13 - Field Procedures
Chapter 14 - Methods of Estimating
Chapter 15 - Records and Reports
Appendix A - References and Bibliography
Appendix B - Example: Field Procedure for Clarence Cannon Dan
Appendix C - Pressure Computation Samples
Appendix D - Physical Characteristics of Sanded Grouts

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

Center For Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology
Nicholson Construction Company

Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDHonline.org or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered professional engineer. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.