Quantifying the permeability reduction of biogrouted rock fracture

• Main Authors: Wu, Chuangzhou, Chu, Jian, Wu, Shifan, Guo, Wei
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Rock Fracture; Biogrouting
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151278
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Uncontrollable seepage is one of the commonly encountered disasters in underground excavation projects (Gell and Wittke 1986; Gmünder and Arn 1993; Dhawan et al. 2004; Min et al. 2009; Walsh et al. 2013). Cementitious or chemical grouts are often used for seepage control by sealing the rock joints i...