Agenda (past edition / Munich 2023)

Monday (April 24)

Overview + Materials

08:30 – 08:35 Opening Remarks (S. Kieffer / C. Boley)
08:35 – 09:35 Introduction and Overview (D. Bruce)
09:45 – 10:45 Grout Types and Rheology (C. Justino)
11:00 – 12:00 Cementitious Grout Materials & Mix Design (C. Justino)
– Lunch Break –
13:00 – 14:00 Cement-Bentonite and Cement Grouts for Geotechnical and Structural Applications (S. Jefferis)
14:10 – 15:10 Chemical Grouting: Hydro-Mechanical Properties of Consolidated Soils (G. Spagnoli)
15:20 – 15:50 Chemical Grouting: Design and Validation Methods (C. Boley)
16:00 – 16:45 Chemical Grouting: Geotechnical Case Histories (R. Penczek)
16:50 – 17:30 Hybrid Injection System HIS: Applications in Environmentally Sensitive Settings (M. Weickenmeier)
17:30 – 21:00 Icebreaker Reception + Buffet

Tuesday (April 25)

Rock Grouting

08:00 – 09:00 Biogrouts: Fundamentals of Bio Controlled Mineral Precipitation, Applications and Challenges (S. Jefferis)
09:10 – 10:00 Rock Grouting: Tools for Optimizing Geotechnical Investigations (S. Kieffer)
10:10 – 11:30 Rock Grouting: Overview and Applications of Cement Grouting (T. Dreese)
11:40 – 12:30 Rock Grouting: The Grouting Intensity Number (GIN) (M. Katterbach)
– Lunch Break –
13:30 – 14:20 Rock Grouting: Real Time Grouting Control (RTGC) (M. Creütz)
14:30 – 15:20 Dam Remediation: N. American Case Histories (T. Dreese)
15:30 – 16:20 Rock Anchors for Dams (D. Bruce)
16:30 – 17:30 High Capacity Anchors in Soils & Weak Rock (SBMA) (D. Mothersille)

Wednesday (April 26)

Specialty Construction Methods & Field demonstration

08:00 – 08:45 Evolution of Small Hole Drilling Methods (D. Bruce)
08:55 – 09:40 Micropiles (D. Bruce)
09:50 – 10:35 Deep Soil Mixing  (C. Kummerer)
10:45 – 11:30 Composite Seepage Barriers (D. Bruce)
11:40 – 12:25 Remedial Dam Grouting Case History (R. Granata)
12:30 – 17:00 Lunch + Hands-On Demonstration of Grout Materials and Equipment

Thursday (April 27)

Soil Grouting & Tunnels

08:00 – 08:30 Cut-Off Walls With Special Technical Requirements (K. Beckhaus)
08:40 – 09:40 Low Mobility Grouting/Compaction Grouting (M. Byle)
09:50 – 10:50 Permeation Grouting of Soils (M. Byle)
11:00 – 12:00 Compensation Grouting  (P. Gabriel)
– Lunch Break –
13:00 – 14:00 Jet Grouting  (W. Kühner)
14:10 – 15:10 Pre-Excavation Grouting in Rock Tunnels (H. Hognestad)
15:20 – 16:15 Post-Excavation Grouting in Underground Construction (S. Kieffer)
16:25 – 17:00 Grouting Data Management  (P. Maroschek)