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Spinor Microfine Cement Brochure
Spinor Microfine Cement Brochure
SPINOR®
The microcement designed for oilwell cementing,
soil & rock grouting, rehabilitation of damaged structures and
high-performance solutions
Summary
3 Spinor® at a glance
6 Main applications of Spinor®
6 - Injection of soils and rocks : dam grouting, rock
grouting, mining
11 - Rehabilitation of damaged structures
13 Recommendations
14 References
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Spinor®
At a glance
Applications (Ref. 1)
Historical monuments
Viaducts, aqueducts
Injection
Bridges
Masonries, concrete Damaged
Rehabilitation Dykes, embankments
(micro-cavities,...) structure
Sewages
Dams
Power Plant(2)
Rocks, Slurries
Consolidation and Regeneration Well (oil, gas, water) Well
(micro-cracks,...)
High performance solutions Ready-to-use or Ready-Mix products Concretes, mortars, slurries, layers, paints (3)
What is Spinor® ?
• S
pinor® is a product range of fine to ultra-fine blast furnace
slag binders with a maximum grain size distribution from 48
µm to 6 µm. (Ref. 2 & 3)
• The 100% passing (D100-Dmax) is considered to name the
grade. For instance, all the grains of Spinor® A12 are finer than
12 µm, and the 12 µm is the coarser grain.
• Such fines and ultra-fines require dispersing agents in order to
defloculate the grains.
• A dedicated, unique manufacturing site was designed for
ultrafine binders (“UFB”) in the area of the LUMBRES’ plant
(North of France). Indeed, an ordinary process - consisting of UFB workshop of Lumbres plant.
separating fines from the production of conventional cements
- prevents from achieving an optimized and consistent quality.
• For the integrity of the constructions (well, structures, etc.),
you - as the providers of solutions and technologies - can
expect nothing less than consistency and reliability.
2 fundamental features
1. Slag based binder
2. Optimised grain size distribution
-- A grinding precision of a few microns
-- A high level of accuracy in the distribution
control of grain size
Stock of selected high blast furnace slag.
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A wide range of particle size distributions vs. traditional cements (Ref. 2)
100
Spinor® cement
100 µm
80
60
Passing (%)
20 µm
40
16 µm
20
12 µm
0 6 µm
1 10 100
Diameter (Mesh, µm)
Spinor A6 Spinor A12 Spinor A16
Spinor A20 CEM I CEM III C
µm µm µm µm
Diameter / passing (%)
(inf. or equal to) (inf. or equal to) (inf. or equal to) (inf. or equal to)
D100 6 12 16 20
D98 n.c. 10 14 16
D95 4 7 12 14
D85 3 5 9 11
D50 1,7 3 4 6
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Benefits Quality and developments
• Spinor® is an hydraulic binder. It can be also used as an EQIOM commit in a continuous quality plan of the microcement
additive for complex mix-design (quality controls) and can help develop new solutions and
• Excellent durability (of grout and structures) technologies of our clients via tailored testings.
• Excellent injectability (penetration ability)
• High resistance to aggressive media Amongst a set of technical requirements , our Technical Center
• Eco-friendly (not polluting the environment, enabling the of Lesquin (France) controls notably:
durability of the hardened grout, etc.) • Injectability & penetrability (sand column, water-flow cube,
• Cost-effectiveness PTE, etc.)
• Rheological performance (very low viscosity and yield value) • Setting time and mechanical resistances
• Flexibility of use • Bleeding, filtration, etc.
• Excellent protection of steel bars in concrete
• Absence of long term segregation
Logistics information
Sack (4)
Spinor® Location Weight (kg) Pallet - Trucks (Metric Tons) Export Pallet (Metric Tons) MTO/MTS (2)
(1) 1 or 2 dose of Reactive Bentonite per sack of Spinor® => 2 to 4 cartons of this additive per pallet of Spinor®
(2) Made To Order (MTO), Made To Stock (MTS)
(3) Pallet size: 1,20 x 1 m x 1,15 m (height.)
(4) Palletization:
• Export pallet (according to ISPM 15)
• 2 plastic protections
• Wooden layer on the top (according to ISPM 15)
• Warehousing: 3 levels
For each project (quantity, delivery time, etc.), EQIOM evaluate the most appropriate solution (truck, container, etc.) in order to
ensure the complete customer satisfaction.
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Main applications
of Spinor®
Injection of soils and rocks
The aims of a typical injection treatment are either The injection of grouts of Spinor® A12 and Spinor® A6 are
• A soil reinforcement in order to alternatives to the injection of silicate gels in fine soils.
--Support building weight
The Spinor® grouts (namely based on Spinor® A12) are typically
--Allow digging operations
related to the following constructions:
• A soil watertight in order to
• Underground projects (tunnels, sewerage systems, …)
--Create a waterproof barrier
• Building or repair of structures (dams, bridges, viaducts, …)
--Create a waterproof area during digging operations
• Special foundations
Grain Size Distribution of Soil (mm) 10-2 10-3 10-4 10-5 10-6
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The benefits of Spinor®
• Resistance to aggressive water-soluble agents (sulphates, Moreover, the media once efficiently injected is then closed and
chlorides, acids, …) air-stanched.
• Excellent durability, once injected, as opposed to gels The carbonation process (which is exhacerbating the corrosion
• Eco-friendly: not polluting for the environment (resistance to process and contributing to diminish the pH) is very limited or
leaching, absence of gas emanations, chemically stable, …), as nil.
opposed to silicate gels and certain resins.
• Absence of long term segregation Recommendations and performance
• High penetrability enabled by its very low viscosity and yield The addition of a superplasticizer with dispersing properties
value is required to fulfill optimal performances of penetrability; this
• Creation and improvement of the soil watertightness additive indeed enables the defloculation.
• Convenient alternative for treatments of cracked rocks
• Cost effective compared to resins It also improves the rheological properties (viscosity, yield
value,…) and the stability of the suspensions.
An additional benefit of Spinor®
Corrosion For special grout properties (stabilized, accelerated grouts, etc.),
The steel is passivated in this highly alkalin contained grout, and specific formulations and recommendations could be provided.
therefore protected to corrosion.
The figures related to bleeding are communicated for information only, and do not indicate the results obtained after the grout injection.
Flow time Marsh Plastic viscosity at Free water After Gelling time*** Compressive mechanical strength
W/C C/W
cone (sec.)* t0 (mPa.s) 3 hours (%)** (hours) after 7 days (MPa)****
Composition of 1 m3 grout
W/C C/W Grout specific gravity
Spinor® A12 (kg) Water (liter) Superplasticizer (kg)*
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Performance of Spinor® A12 – Rheology and resistance (Tab. 4)
The grouts (described in tab. 3) permeate soils consisting in sands of 0,1 to 0,3 mm (i.e. permeability of 10-4 m/s) and are able to
achieve a permeability reduction of around 10-6 m/s.
Flow time Marsh Plastic viscosity at Free water After Gelling time*** Compressive mechanical strength
W/C C/W
cone (sec.)* t0 (mPa.s) 3 hours (%)** (hours) after 7 days (MPa)****
Flow time Marsh Plastic viscosity at Free water After Gelling time*** Compressive mechanical strength
W/C C/W
cone (sec.)* t0 (mPa.s) 3 hours (%)** (hours) after 28 days (MPa)****
1,5 0,67 31,0 3,5 26 7 10,1
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Bentocem®
EQIOM has designed a new concept and solution to stabilize the Benefits
injection of grouts - with adjusted fluidity and final strength - for In addition to the main benefits of Spinor®
underground operations, civil engineering and rehabilitation. • A consistent quality of the ingredients
• The guarantee of an exact dosage on the jobsite and therefore
It consists in a set of 2 products: of the final performance
• The Binder Bentocem®: a 25kg bag of a fine slag-based special • The ability to adjust the viscosity of grouts without damaging
binder the mechanical performances (at equal dosage of binder/
• The Stabilizer Bentocem®: one or two doses in water-soluble cement)
pockets containing specially treated reactive sodic bentonites
Applications
• C
onsolidation and waterproofing of soils with medium
porosity
• Rehabilitation of masonries
• Injection in :
--Special foundations and sewages
--Inter-annular voids
--Wedging of hulls or precast pipings
--Voids under slabs or frames
--Boring wellhead
--Dykes, wharfs, embankments
--Cracked concretes or rocks
• Construction of watertight shield
• Constructions in contact with aggressive water
400 (C/W 0,46) 500 (C/W 0,6) 600 (C/W 0,75) 700 (C/W 0,92) 750 (C/W 1,01)
Bleeding at 2 h (%) ≤3 ≤2 0 0
Bleeding at 24 h (%) ≤5 ≤3 ≤1 0
Bleeding at 2 h (%) ≤3 ≤2 0
Bleeding at 24 h (%) ≤5 ≤3 ≤1
7j 2 3 6 10 12
Compressive
strengths (MPa) 28 j 4,5 5 9 13 15
(4x4x16)
56 j 5 6 10 15 17
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High dosages of binder
In case of high dosages of binder (700 to 750 Kg/m3), it might be necessary to increase the fluidity of the slurry via the addition of
0,6 to 0,8 % (150 à 200 g) of PNS superplasticizer per set of Bentocem® within the mixing water.
The caracteristics are then as follows:
Dosage of binder, kg / m3 of grout
700 to 750
Fluidity at cone * t0 (s) 35 ± 2
Bleeding at 2 h (%) ≤3
Bleeding at 24 h (%) ≤5
The mechanical resistances remain equal to those of slurries without added admixtures
Designs
Dosage of binder, kg / m3 of grout
400 (C/W 0,46) 500 (C/W 0,6) 600 (C/W 0,75) 700 (C/W 0,92) 750 (C/W 1,01)
Number of sets 16 20 24 28 30
Example: to make 1m3 of slurry containing 600 kg of binder per m3 24 sets of Bentocem® and 33 liters of water per set are
necessary (1 set = 1 bag of 25 kg Binder + 1 dose).
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Main applications
of Spinor®
Rehabilitation of damaged structures
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How to choose the right product: the main criterion is the cracks width.
Aims of treatment Waterproofing Reinforcement
Cracks – discontinuity
Bentocem® Bentocem®
e = cm to dm
Cracked Rocks
Schistosity – cracks
Bentocem®, Spinor® Bentocem®, Spinor®
1 mm < e < 1 cm
Micro-cracks
Spinor® Spinor®
0,1 < e < 1 mm
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Recommendations
Recommendations
The additives are generally put into the water before
the introduction of Spinor®.
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References
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EQIOM
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