Repurposing of Grout Shafts

Knowledge Type

Learning Legacy

Organisation

Crossrail Ltd

Major Project

Crossrail

Author

Mike de Silva BSc PhD FCIWEM MIEEM CSci C.WEM
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Repurposing of Grout Shafts

Summary

Crossrail investigated potential long term uses for the temporary grout shafts excavated to enable mitigation of ground settlement.  This micro-report and supporting documents explain the options that were researched, why they could not be implemented by Crossrail and recommends that future projects consider such repurposing at an early stage of project development.

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