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GROUTING AS POSSIBLE PROPOSAL FOR IMPERMEATING BURIED MONUMENTS IN VERY PERMEABLE SOILS. THE CASE OF KRISIS MACEDONIAN TOMBS IN N. GREECE
(SGEM Scientific GeoConference, 2003, B. Christaras, I. Mariolakos, J. Foundoulis, M. Chatziangelou, A. Dimitriou, EL. Lemoni)
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In the present paper a grouting technique was studied in order to protect the buried monuments against the presence of the ground water. Krisis Macedonian Tombs in N. Greece was used as a pilot example for study, given that it is buried in loose sediments where the aquifer overflows their floors. Although the proposed method is expensive, it establishes permanent drainage conditions regarding to pumping. The purpose of this method is to create an impervious shell, which isolates the floor and the walls of the tomb...
Exploration and Mining2003