Diffusion mechanism of fracture grouting in rock mass with flowing water

Abstract

Grouting is a widely used geotechnical procedure known for its strong empirical properties. It has been extensively utilized for sealing subterranean water and strengthening soil and rock masses in their original locations in underground mining and underground space development. The diffusion mechanism of grouting in fractured rock is affected by the geological environment and slurry performance, which should be better revealed and characterized. In this paper, we take the surrounding rock of the roadway as the research object, consider the stress condition of the injected rock and time-dependent viscosity of the slurry, and establish fracture grouting diffusion model based on the rock composite fracture criterion. The grout strengthening mechanism is discussed based on a transparent fracture replica grouting test. According to the different transport characteristics of the slurry interacting with flowing water, it is divided into the following four areas grout-water balance area, grout loss area, stagnation area and water passage. The grout plugging mode is divided into two categories according to its final diffusion pattern: cross-section type water plugging mode and water-drop plugging mode. The pressure monitoring data of the test verified the two grout plugging modes. The diffusion distance of cis-reverse water derived in this study was in good agreement with the experimental results in grouting early stage. The research results can provide a theoretical basis for grouting engineering design.

Keywords

• Grout strengthening
• Composite fracture
• Grouting with flowing water
• Diffusion radius
• Influence law