Project Summary

Compaction Grouting
he original scope of work for planned renovation
of a Church building, constructed in the early
1960s, included removal and replacement of the
Narthex, or vestibule, floor slab damaged by settlement of
up to five feet of underlying, very loose fill material.
Hayward Baker worked with project architect Stanley
Love-Stanley; engineer Harrington, George, and Dunn;
and church leaders, to develop a ground improvement pro-
gram that would be effective in densifying the soils while
creating the minimum disturbance to scheduled Church
activities.
The compaction grouting program preceded the over-
all renovation program. Compact, maneuverable drilling/
driving equipment allowed easy access to the work area
within the Church building. On-site batching avoided the
need for a ready-mixed grout supply, an important consid-
eration in this residential area.
Grouting was performed on five-foot centers, through
access holes drilled in the floor slab, down to residuum at
15 feet below grade. Low slump grout was pumped in one
foot stages up to the underside of the slab. The controlled
grouting operation was effective in densifying the loose
soils and also raising and re-leveling the slab. This elimi-
nated the cost of replacement, some 30 percent of the
overall contract value.
Work was accomplished in just one week, allowing
structural restoration and remodeling to proceed as
planned.
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Above: Compac-
tion grouting
successfully
raised and re-
leveled the settled
slab, saving the
cost of replace-
ment.
Left: Structural
damage resulting
from floor slab
settlement.
St. Paul AME Church
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Billy Layson
Owner St. Paul AME Church, Atlanta, GA
Architect Stanley Love-Stanley, Atlanta, GA
Engineer Harrington, George & Dunn, Atlanta, GA
Geotechnical ATC Associates, Marietta, GA
Engineer
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Project Summary
Compaction Grouting
large, stone pool deck had settled up to three
inches, causing structural distress. The settlement
was attributed to a one to four-foot thick layer of
organic fill that extended beneath the entire deck and pool
area. In cooperation with structural engineer Stanley D.
Lindsey and the GeoSciences Design Group, Hayward
Baker developed a compaction grouting program to
improve the soils prior to a planned remodeling program.
Subsurface conditions consisted of five to ten feet of
gravel fill overlaying the organic layer. Beneath this was a
five-foot thick clay layer, with bedrock encountered at
approximately 20 feet. Low slump compaction grouting
was performed on a five-foot square grid across the entire
deck and pool area, taking advantage of the existing, com-
pact gravel layer, placed at the time of original deck and
pool construction, to bridge between grout locations.
Treatment extended through the overburden soils to compe-
tent bearing material at a depth of 18 to 20 feet below deck
grade. Each grout location was reinforced with a #8, grade
60 bar, extending from the bottom of the treatment zone,
through the compressible layer and terminating within three
feet of grade. The reinforced grout columns thus formed
act as axial compression, pile-type elements.
The compaction grouting program was effective in
bridging the organic fill layer and reinforcing the soil pro-
file to provide adequate bearing capacity and reduce future
settlement potential.
Private Estate
Nashville, Tennessee
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Hayward Bakers crew drilled
through the existing pool and
deck area and performed low-
slump compaction grouting to
reduce future settlement.
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Structural Engineer: Stanley D. Lindsey & Associates,
Nashville, TN
Geotechnical Engineer: GeoSciences Design Group,
Nashville, TN
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