Location: Sudbury, ON
Sector: Tunnels
Category: Cement Grouting
Emergency Cement Grouting Operation to Stabilize a Retaining Wall
Location: Toronto, ON
Sector: Infrastructure
Category: Cement Grouting
Description
The City of Toronto required Multiurethanes‘ technical expertise for an emergency cement grouting project to stabilize an undermined retaining wall over a 50 m length.
One of the biggest challenges was accessing the work area through heavy bush over a small muddy path. Once there, our grouting technicians drilled steel grout pipes into the bottom of the retaining wall. The grouting equipment was transported to the site by using a loader and consisted of a portable grout mixing and pumping unit with ancillary water supply.
This emergency project was completed within four days and required 500 bags of high-performance non-shrink grout. A solid foundation was created to permanently stabilize the retaining wall and adjacent embankment.
Soil Stabilization for High-rise Development Construction
Location: Toronto, ON
Sector: Residencial
Category: Soil Stabilization
Description
While working on site at a Toronto Lakeshore high-rise development adjacent to Lake Ontario, Multiurethanes encountered a challenging situation performing water abatement and soil stabilization for the required high-rise foundation construction. With frigid January temperatures, the soil on one side of the wall became too unstable to work around. The site superintendents decided to halt all construction work while Multiurethanes stabilized the soil and stopped the flow of water.
Our grouting specialists faced with the challenge of securing the worksite to achieve these goals. Our team developed an innovative and unique solution; consisting of attaching a metal plate between perpendicular supports to strengthen the cracked wall, drilling grout equipment access holes in the metal plate, and performing cement grouting injections.
This solution proved to be very successful and our client was extremely impressed with our team’s innovation and quick thinking to de-escalate an unsafe work environment, as well as the completion of our assigned tasks. They have since asked us to perform this same solution technique to other challenging projects.
Chemical Grouting for Masonry Restoration
Leak Sealing in an Underground Chamber
Location: Toronto, ON
Sector: Utilities
Category: Chemical Grouting, Crack Injection
Description
A utility contractor needed a permanent solution to fix an underground chamber that was prone to repeated flooding through leaking pipe penetrations.
Multiurethanes’ technicians used chemical grout to fill the annular space around the pipe penetration and fix the source of the water inflows.
Chemical injection to Repair Construction Joints
Location: Russel, MB
Sector: Heavy Civil
Category: Chemical Grouting
Description
A general contractor in western Manitoba required grouting expertise to stabilize an extra-large construction joint (250 m long) on a dam rehabilitation project. The concrete had started to deteriorate, creating small voids in the joint.
We provided technical support to repair the joint using Multiurethanes Universal resin to prevent water from entering and causing further damage.
The chemical grout filled the voids, stabilized the joint and provided protection against water penetration.
Cement Grouting to Fill Voids Behind a Tunnel Liner
Location: Toronto, ON
Sector: Tunnels
Category: Cement Grouting, Soil Stabilization
Description
We provided soil stabilization services at the Eglinton Crosstown Project in Midtown Toronto.
The scope of work involved injecting cement grout around the tunnel liner to fill voids. Our solution involved a microfine cement grout mixture delivered through vertical injection pipes installed around the tunnel.
Microfine cement is able to penetrate very small openings such as soil pores and microscopic rock fissures, in order to improve strength and reduce permeability.
Cement Grouting in LRT Construction Project
Location: Toronto, ON
Sector: Infrastructure
Category: Cement Grouting, Soil Stabilization
Description
Performed microfine cement grouting and water-stop operations using polyurethane resins, and provided soil stabilization in cross passage tunnels along the road in a light rail transit (LRT) line construction project.
Cellular Grouting for Void Filling Annular Space
Location: Toronto, ON
Sector: Utilities
Category: Cellular Grouting
Description
Our skilled technicians assisted a utility contractor with a cellular grouting operation to backfill underground casings, as part of the project to upgrade the Toronto’s electrical system. A mix of cement slurry and foaming agent was successfully used to fill the annular space along the pipes in the electrical installation.
Cellular Grouting for Infrastructure Project
Location: Greater Toronto Area, ON
Sector: Infrastructure
Category: Cellular Grouting