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Innovations in Foundation Grouting Recordkeeping, Loveland Water Storage Dam (aka Green Ridge Glade Dam), Larimer County, Colorado
A 60-foot (18-meter) downstream raise to the Loveland Water Storage Dam (aka Green Ridge Glade Dam) was constructed in 2003–2004. Due to increased head associated with an enlarged reservoir, the design included installation of a double-row foundation grout curtain. During construction, the field engineering staff responsible for construction oversight utilized an innovative approach to track and manage the foundation grouting operations. Information about each grout hole was entered into AutoCAD, with pertinent data separated by layers within the electronic file. Layers within AutoCAD were then be isolated or combined to generate various views of the overall grout curtain. For example, primary, secondary, or tertiary holes could be isolated to assess progressive closure. Alternatively, the entire curtain could be viewed and zones that accepted significant volumes of grout evaluated against the subsurface geology. Updated daily, this approach provided near real-time analysis of the grouting progress and allowed for rapid implementation of changes to the grout curtain design as necessary. Additional benefits over traditional methods of on-site grouting recordkeeping included easy transfer of data to the design team and others via electronic mail, and the effective completion of an as-built record in the field.
Innovations in Foundation Grouting Recordkeeping, Loveland Water Storage Dam (aka Green Ridge Glade Dam), Larimer County, Colorado
A 60-foot (18-meter) downstream raise to the Loveland Water Storage Dam (aka Green Ridge Glade Dam) was constructed in 2003–2004. Due to increased head associated with an enlarged reservoir, the design included installation of a double-row foundation grout curtain. During construction, the field engineering staff responsible for construction oversight utilized an innovative approach to track and manage the foundation grouting operations. Information about each grout hole was entered into AutoCAD, with pertinent data separated by layers within the electronic file. Layers within AutoCAD were then be isolated or combined to generate various views of the overall grout curtain. For example, primary, secondary, or tertiary holes could be isolated to assess progressive closure. Alternatively, the entire curtain could be viewed and zones that accepted significant volumes of grout evaluated against the subsurface geology. Updated daily, this approach provided near real-time analysis of the grouting progress and allowed for rapid implementation of changes to the grout curtain design as necessary. Additional benefits over traditional methods of on-site grouting recordkeeping included easy transfer of data to the design team and others via electronic mail, and the effective completion of an as-built record in the field.
Innovations in Foundation Grouting Recordkeeping, Loveland Water Storage Dam (aka Green Ridge Glade Dam), Larimer County, Colorado
Walker, Scott R. (author) / Millet, Richard A. (author) / Waddell, Robert W. (author)
Biennial Geotechnical Symposium 2004 ; 2004 ; Denver, Colorado, United States
H2GEO ; 43-54
2004-10-08
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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