Case Study

GROUTING OF MONOPILES TRANSITION PIECES: 116 PILES, UNITED KINGDOM

GROUTING OF MONOPILES TRANSITION PIECES: 116 PILES, UNITED KINGDOM

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OVERVIEW The grout was installed in order to provide impact and corrosion protection to the foundations. Core used a high capacity continuous jet mixing unit to ensure consistent grout quality and speedy operations. EQUIPMENT ? High capacity continuous jet mixer ? Offshore silos ? Inhibitor dosing system. SCOPE OF WORK ? 116 piles ? 4000 tonnes of material ? Water depth 19 metres. OPERATIONS ? Ordinary Portland cement based grout was used on the project ? A corrosion inhibiting additive was added to the grout during mixing ? Grouting was carried out from the main foundation installation vessel ? Grout quality was continuously monitored during each operation ? Grout pumping was completed on average in 1 hour 15 mins ? Associated technical support and project manageme

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