Excavations in an urban environment often encounter contaminated soil and/or groundwater. GeoPrac sponsor Moretrench is an expert in geotechnical construction methods for preventing the contamination from entering or leaving a site. In a recent blog post, Moretrench highlighted four construction techniques for meeting these objectives. They are: slurry trenches, jet grouting, permeation grouting, and ground freezing. [Source: Moretrench GeoBlog. Image: Moretrench]
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