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PIP STS03600
Nonshrink Cementitious Grout Specification
 PURPOSE AND USE OF PROCESS INDUSTRY PRACTICES

In an effort to minimize the cost of process industry facilities, this Practice has
been prepared from the technical requirements in the existing standards of major
industrial users, contractors, or standards organizations. By harmonizing these
technical requirements into a single set of Practices, administrative, application, and
engineering costs to both the purchaser and the manufacturer should be reduced. While
this Practice is expected to incorporate the majority of requirements of most users,
individual applications may involve requirements that will be appended to and take
precedence over this Practice. Determinations
Determinations concerning fitness for purpose and
particular matters or application of the Practice to particular project or engineering
situations should not be made solely on information contained in these materials. The
use of trade names from time to time should not be viewed as an expression of
preference but rather recognized as normal usage in the trade. Other brands having the
same specifications are equally correct and may be substituted for those named. All
Practices or guidelines are intended to be consistent with applicable laws and
regulations including OSHA requirements. To the extent these Practices or guidelines
should conflict with OSHA or other applicable laws or regulations, such laws or
regulations must be followed. Consult an appropriate professional before applying or
acting on any material contained in or suggested by the Practice.

This Practice is subject to revision at any time by the responsible Function Team and
will be reviewed every 5 years. This Practice will be revised, reaffirmed, or withdrawn.
Information on whether this Practice has been revised may be found at www.pip.org.

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PIP STS03600
Cementitious Grout Specification

Table of Contents

1. Introduction..................................2
1.1 Purpo
Purpose
se .........
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........ 2
1.2 Scope....
Scope.............
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........ 2

2. References ...................................2
2.1 Proces
Processs Industry
Industry Practic
Practices
es .........
................
....... 2
2.2 Indust
Industry
ry Codes and Standa
Standards
rds ..........
.......... 2
2.3 Govern
Government
ment Regulations............
Regulations...................
....... 2

3. Definitions ....................................
....................................33

4. General .........................................
.........................................33
4.1
4.2 Field Quality Contro
Control
Testing.............. l of...................
Testing....................... Grout..............
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.... 3
4
4.3 Submitta
Submittalsls .................
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....... 4
4.4 Safety....
Safety.............
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........ 4

5. Products .......................................
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5.1 Materi
Materials
als ........
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5.2 Mixing Water............
Water.....................
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........ 5

6. Execution......................................5
6.1 Applic
Application
ation ..................
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...... 5
6.2 Prepar
Preparation
ation ..................
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6.3 Instal
Installation
lation of Grout.....
Grout..............
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1. Intro
rod
ducti
tio
on

1 .1 Purpose
This Practice provides the contractor with a specification for the supply and
installation of “non-shrink” cementitious grout for equipment and structural column
base plates. Refer to PIP STS03601 for epoxy grout specifications.

1.2 Scope
1.2.1
1.2.1 The contra
contractor
ctor shall furnis
furnish
h all equipmen
equipment,
t, materi
materials,
als, labor,
labor, and supervisi
supervision
on
and shall perform all operations necessary for the formwork, proper mixing,
placing, finishing,
finishing, and curing of “nonshrink” cementitious
cementitious grout, hereafter
hereafter
referred to as grout, where indicated by the contract documents.
1.2.2
1.2.2 Any conflic
conflicts
ts or inconsi
inconsistenc
stencies
ies betwee
between
n this P
Practi
ractice,
ce, tthe
he design
design drawings,
drawings,
the grout manufacturer’s specifications and recommendations, or other
contract documents shall be brought to the attention of the buyer for
resolution before the work begins.
This document is a complete revision of PIP STS03600 - Cementitious Grout
Specification, and therefore revision markings are not provided.

2. References

When adopted in this Practice or in the contract documents, the latest edition of the
following codes, standards, specifications, and references in effect on the date of contract
award shall be used, except as otherwise specified. Short titles will be used herein when
appropriate.

2.1 Process
Process Industry
Industry Practice
Practices
s (PIP)
(PIP)
– PIP STS0
STS03001
3001 - Plain and Reinforced
Reinforced Concrete Specification
– PIP STS0
STS03601
3601 - Epoxy Grout Specification
Specification
– PIP/API REIE686 - Recommended Practices
Practices for Machinery
Machinery Installation
Installation and
Installation Design

2.2 Indus
Industry
try Codes
Codes and
and Standa
Standards
rds

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

– ASTM C109/C
C109/C109M
109M-- Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of
Hydraulic-Cement
Hydraulic-Cement Mortars (Using
(Using 2-in. or 50-mm
50-mm Cube Specimens)
Specimens)
– ASTM C1107 - Standard Specification for Packaged Dry, Hydraulic-Cement
Grout (Nonshrink)

2.3 Govern
Governmen
mentt Regul
Regulati
ations
ons
Federal standards and instructions of the U. S. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), including any additional requirements by state or local

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agencies that have jurisdiction where the grout is to be installed, shall apply,
including the following:
– Code of Fede
Federal
ral Regulations,
Regulations, OSHA Part 1910

3. Definitions

buyer: The party who awards the contract to the contractor. The buyer may be the owner or
the owner’s authorized agent.

buyer’s inspector: The authorized representative of the buyer with authority to act in the
interest of, and on behalf of, the buyer in all quality assurance matters

contractor: The party responsible for the supply and installation of the grout. Unless
otherwise noted, the term contractor shall apply also to the contractor’s subcontractor(s)
and/or vendors.

contract documents:
documents: Any and all documents, including design drawings, that the buyer has
transmitted or otherwise communicated,
communicated, either by incorporation or by reference, and made
part of the legal
legal contract agreement
agreement or purchase order agreement
agreement be
between
tween the buyer
buyer and the
contractor

manufacturer: The party that produces and warrants the performance of the product

4. General

4.1 Field
Field Qualit
Quality
y Contro
Controll of Grout
Grout
4.1.1 The contra
contractor
ctor shall be ssolely
olely responsibl
responsiblee for the quali
quality
ty ccontrol
ontrol of all
all
contractor-supplied
contractor-suppli ed materials, installations, and workmanship, including
those items or installations supplied by any of the contractor’s
subcontractors or vendors.
4.1.2 Notwithsta
Notwithstanding
nding the contra
contractor’
ctor’ss res
responsi
ponsibilit
bility
y fo
forr quality
quality,, th
thee grout
grout
manufacturer shall provide a technical representative who will be on-site to
review the grouting set-up procedures and the manufacturer’s instructions
with the ones who will actually be doing the grouting. The technical
representative shall remain
remain at the grouting site as long as required to ensure
that the grout manufacturer’s installation instructions are being followed.
This requirement may be waived by the buyer or as otherwise directed in the
contract documents.
4.1.3 The buyer
buyer reser
reserves
ves the right
right to make
make inspection
inspectionss at any time durin
during
g mixing
mixing
of the materials and during execution of all grout work.
4.1.4 If cemen
cementitio
titious
us gr
grout
out is appro
approved
ved for the
the setting
setting of rotating
rotating equipmen
equipment,
t, the
the
contractor and grout manufacturer’s technical representative shall complete
the appropriate Grouting Checklists found in Chapter 5, Section 4, of
PIP/API REIE686 and shall submit these to the owner’s representative for

acceptance before starting to place the grout.

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4.2 Testing
4.2.1
4.2.1 After
After init
initial
ial p
prequa
requalific
lificatio
ation,
n, gr
grout
out shall
shall be
be sample
sampled
d and tested
tested if required
required by
the contract documents in accordance with the following requirements.
4.2.1.1 Make two ssets
ets of three test
test cubes in the field each day
day that grout is
mixed and placed. Make test cubes in accordance with the applicable
provisions of ASTM C109.
C109.
4.2.1.2 Cure the cube
cubess in the field for 3 days in the same way
way as the placed
placed
grout is cured. After 3 days, transport cubes to the testing laboratory
for compressive strength testing.
4.2.1.3 Test comp
compressive
ressive strength
strength of cubes
cubes in accordance
accordance with
with the
applicable provisions of ASTM C109.
C109. Test one cube set at 7 days
and one cube set at 28 days.

4.3 Submit
bmitta
tals
ls
4.3.1
4.3.1 Unless
Unless noted
noted ototherwi
herwise
se in the contra
contract
ct do
docum
cuments,
ents, the contra
contractor
ctor shall
submit the manufacturer’s literature, material safety data sheets, and
certified test data for the grout, indicating the product’s compressive

strength, dimensional stability, and other requirements of this Practice.

4.3.2
4.3.2 At least
least 15 days
days be
before
fore instal
installatio
lation,
n, the contracto
contractorr shal
shalll submit
submit to the
the buyer,
buyer,
for review and acceptance, a written quality control program describing in
detail how compliance with this Practice will be ensured. The program shall
include procedures for all forming, handling, mixing, placem
placement,
ent, locating
joints, including joint details, curing,
curing, testing, and
and inspection.
4.3.3
4.3.3 When testing
testing is
is required
required by th
thee con
contract
tract docum
documents
ents,, the contracto
contractorr shall
shall
submit to the buyer copies of all inspection and test reports. Reports shall
contain the date of grout placement, grout type, identification of foundation
of grout placement, design compressive strength, air temperature at time of
grout placement, foundation temperature at time of grout placement,
placement, and
compressivee break strengths.
compressiv

4.4 Safety
The contractor shall comply with the safety requirements specified in the contract
documents and also as recommended by the manufacturer.

5. Products

5.1
5.1 Mate
Materi
ria
als
5.1.1
5.1.1 All materi
materials
als shall
shall b
bee supplied
supplied as
as specified
specified in the contract
contract docum
documents
ents and
and as
described in the following sections.
5.1.2
5.1.2 All grout material
materialss shall
shall be proportione
proportioned
d pro
products
ducts,, meeti
meeting
ng all
all the
the
requirements and packaged according to ASTM C1107, requiring only the
addition of potable water, and shall not contain metallic substance
substances, s,
aluminum powder, measurable
measurable amounts of water soluble chlorides, or other

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substances that may be potentially harmful to concrete or steel

reinforcement.
5.1.3
5.1.3 Com
Compre
pressi
ssive
ve st
stren
rength
gth shal
shalll me
meet
et the
the requir
requirem
ement
entss of ASTM C1107 and shall
not be less than the compressive
compressive strength of the foundation.
5.1.4 All manufa
manufacture
ctured
d materia
materials
ls shall
shall be delivered
delivered to the
the job site
site in
in original
original
unopened packages
packages and shall be stored in accordance with the
manufacturer’s
manufacture r’s recommendations. All materials and tools shall be stored in a
clean, dry, and organized manner.
5.1.5 No admixture
admixtures,
s, unless
unless sp
specifi
ecified
ed in the
the contrac
contractt documen
documents,
ts, shall
shall be added
added to
the grout without approval of the buyer and the manufacturer.

5.2 Mi
Mix
xin
ing
g Wate
Waterr
Mixing water shall be potable and free of oils, acids, alkalines, organics,
organics, and other
deleterious materials.

6. Execution

6.
6.1
1 Appli
pplica
cati
tion
on
Grout thickness for column base plates and equipment supports shall be as shown in
the contract documents.

6.2 Prepa
repara
rati
tion
on
6.2.1 Foundatio
Foundation n pre
prepara
paration
tion shall be iin
n ac
accorda
cordance
nce with the man
manufac
ufacturer’
turer’ss
written instructions.
6.2.2 Foundatio
Foundations
ns sha
shall
ll be suitably
suitably p
prepar
repared
ed be
before
fore instal
installati
lation
on of formw
formwork
ork for
for
grout. Concrete foundation shall be cured for a minimum of 7 days before
surface preparation unless otherwise approved by buyer.
6.2.1.1 Remove laitance and
and oil-soaked
oil-soaked or damaged
damaged concrete with chipping
hammer to the level of sound, fractured aggregate or to a minimum
of the top 1 inch (25 mm) of concrete.
6.2.1.2 When surfac
surfacee chipping is complete,
complete, remove
remove all dust and loose
loose
particles with clean,
clean, dry, oil-free
oil-free air.
6.2.1.3 After cleani
cleaning,
ng, protect the foundation surface from contamination
contamination by
applying protective sheeting.
6.2.3 The formwo
formworkrk shall
shall be
be co
construc
nstructed
ted w
with
ith adequa
adequate
te streng
strength,
th, rigidit
rigidity,
y, and
and
dimension to permit grout placement.
6.2.4 A bond breaker
breaker consis
consistent
tent with the manufa
manufacture
cturer’s
r’s re
recom
commen
mendati
dations
ons sh
shall
all
be applied to the surface of the formwork in contact
contact with the grout.
6.2.5 Concrete
Concrete surfaces
surfaces in contact
contact wi
with
th the
the grout
grout shall
shall be saturated
saturated with clean
clean
water before grout placement. The surface of the concrete shall be damp but

free from standing water.

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6.2.6
6.2.6 Joints in grout
grout shall
shall be
be as located
located and
and sh
shown
own in the contra
contract
ct docum
documents
ents or as
recommended by the grout manufacturer.

6.
6.3
3 Inst
Instal
alla
lati
tion
on of Grou
Groutt
6.3.1
6.3.1 Grout shal
shalll be m
mixed,
ixed, placed,
placed, and
and cured
cured in aaccord
ccordance
ance with manufact
manufacturer’
urer’ss
written requirements. The contractor shall read, understand, and comply with
the manufacturer’s instructions as printed on each unit.
6.3.2
6.3.2 Grout may
may be dry packe
packed,
d, flowed,
flowed, or pumped
pumped into
into place
place as permitte
permitted
d by the
the
manufacturer’s written instructions for the specific grout being installed. For
some grouts, particular installation methods are restricted or prohibited by
the grout manufacturer. Therefore, manufacturer’s written instructions shall
be strictly followed.
followed.
6.3.3
6.3.3 All grout
grout sshall
hall be pl
place
aced
d in o
only
nly one
one di
directi
rection
on to prevent
prevent trapping
trapping air.
Grouting shall be quick and continuous to avoid segregation, bleeding,
bleeding, or
premature initial
initial set.
6.3.4
6.3.4 Retempe
Retempering
ring of grout
grout by adding
adding water
water aafter
fter sstiffen
tiffening
ing iiss not permitted
permitted..
6.3.5
6.3.5 The grout
grout sshall
hall be cu
cutt bac
back
k to the llower
ower eedge
dge of the baseplate
baseplate after it has
has

reached itsininitial
indicated set. Thedocuments.
the contract cutback shall be at a 45° angle, unless otherwise

6.3.6
6.3.6 Grout shal
shalll be sstored
tored,, mi
mixed,
xed, placed,
placed, and
and cured
cured at
at tempera
temperature
ture ranges
ranges that
that
are consistent with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
recommendations.
6.3.7
6.3.7 Equipmen
Equipmentt and machine
machine baseplate
baseplatess and soleplate
soleplatess shall
shall be prepared
prepared and
and
installed according to the requirements
r equirements of PIP/API REIE686.
6.3.8
6.3.8 If grout
grout must
must be place
placed
d through
through grout
grout holes,
holes, it sha
shall
ll be p
place
laced
d from one hole
hole
continuously until the grout has passed a second hole. A liquid head pressure
shall be maintained at the first access hole until a head pressure has been
established at the next hole. Grout placement shall continue from the next
hole in a similar fashion.

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