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ArticleScientific reports2024

Chemical improvement of soluble rocks: Foundation of Mosul Dam as case study.

Aram Aziz, Abbas Soroush, Seyed Mohammad Fattahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Imam, Mehrdad Ghahremani

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Aram AzizDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas SoroushDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. soroush@aut.ac.ir.
Seyed Mohammad FattahiDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mohammad Reza ImamDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrdad GhahremaniDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

The dissolution of soluble rocks (gypsum/anhydrite) beneath the Mosul Dam by water seepage has been observed upon the initial impoundment; consequently, several sinkholes have been manifested in the vicinity of the dam site. Traditional grouting has been envisaged as a potential remedy; however this measure has not eradicated the problem. The main purpose of this study is to overcome the solubility of the gypsum/anhydrite rocks using chemical grouts. Rock samples were acquired from the Fatha Formation outcrop and problematic layers of brecciated gypsum situated at varying depths beneath the Mosul Dam. Two commercially available liquid polymers, polyurethane (PU) and a mixture of acrylic and cement (ARC) were used to investigate their sealing performance in halting of the solubility of the rocks (gypsum/anhydrite). To simulate the dissolution phenomenon under the influence of artificial hydraulic pressure of the dam and the water flow in its abutments, two distinct laboratory models were devised. The outcomes from the experimental study on both untreated and treated samples revealed that the acrylic-cement composite (ARC) and polyurethane (PU) are influential polymers in halting the solubility of the gypsum rock samples under both factors of water pressure and high-velocity water flow.

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AnhydriteChemical improvementDissolutionGypsumMosul Dam foundation

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PMID38890376
PMCPMC11189501

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