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  1. Tunnel Passing Through Fault Zone helped with Polyurethane Injection

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    The polyurethane grout, SealGuard II, was needed to mine forward in this tunnel.  The tunnel was in a fault zone, and all the voids were to be filled with concrete.  However, when injected, the concrete leaked out of the face.  To contain the concrete, polyurethane grout was injected to provide a buffer. SealGuard II reacts is about 3 seconds and produces a rigid foam (900 PSI compression strength).  With the concrete contained in its intended location, advancing was able to commence. SealGuard II is manufactured by SealGuard, Inc. and the grouting was performed by Sub-Technical, Inc.

     

     

     

  2. Water Traveling Along a De-Watering Pipe in a Hard Rock Mine

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    The picture on the left is water traveling down the outside of de-watering pipe in a hard rock mine.  The picture on the right is after the annulus of the pipe was injected with polyurethane grout to control the unwanted groundwater infiltration.  This high-pressure injection of grout was able to stop the water in about fifteen minutes.  The polyurethane grout used was SealGuard II, dual component material that reacts in 1-3 seconds to create a rigid foam.  SealGuard II is manufactured by SealGuard, Inc. and the injection was performed by Sub-Technical, Inc.