AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Mega Projects: Bridges, Tunnels & Tall Buildings

CHEMICAL STABILIZATION AS A CANAL LINING FOR OPEN

CHANNELS IN GRANULAR SOILS, PROPOSED AS A SOLUTION
FOR NEW DELTAS APPLICATIONS IN EGYPT. CASE OF STUDY IN
SAND WITH SS21 POLYMER.

LEANDRO DARIO SERRAIOCCO

PhD Candidate, Civil Engineer
Weg Consultora de Ingenieria SA & Weg Engineer
Buenos Aires, Argentina & Dublin, Ireland
E-mail: lserraiocco.wegengineers@gmail.com
CARLOS EDUARDO TRIAS
Chemical Engineer,
HyGT Chemical SRL.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
E-mail: secondauthor@example.com

ABSTRACT
New Deltas is an emerging relevant trend for the water management in Egypt. Areas in the
away from the Nile River are mainly made by sandy soils, that are not capable to prevent the
seepage of water, and requires canal lining. Given the lengths required and proposed as a
solution for future projects or extension of existing, chemical stabilization is a cost-effective
solution that meets the requirements for this application.
Particularly in the case of granular soils, and more specifically sands, a polymer developed by
the authors and their companies called HyGT-SS21® (SS21), is considered appopiate for this
application, as it is able to create a waterproof layer, giving strength improvements at the
same time. To prove the feasibility and performance, laboratory tests results are presented for
permeability and strength in sand with SS21.

KEYWORDS
Chemical Stabilization, Canal Lining, Open Channels, New Deltas, Nile River, SS21,
Chemical Polymer, Sand Stabilization