The present invention provides a rapid-hardening underground pipeline grouting repair polymer and a preparing method thereof for underground pipes. The rapid-hardening underground pipeline grouting repair polymer comprises the base resin and the hardener, weight ratio of which is 2:1-1:1. The base resin comprises 50 to 160 parts by weight of an isocyanate; 20 to 100 parts of a chlorophosphate mixture with a density over 1400 kg/m.sup.3; a parts by weight ratio of the isocyanate and chlorophosphate is 1:1-4:1. The hardener comprises 30 to 60 parts by weight of a chlorophosphate mixture with a density over 1400 kg/m.sup.3, 5 to 15 parts of a propyl formate, a methyl propionate or a mixture of a propyl formate and a methyl propionate, 15 to 55 parts of a polyol, 1 to 3 parts of a surfactant, 2 to 6 parts of a catalyst, 0 to 0.5 parts of water and 0 to 1 parts of a colorant.

This document relates to methods and materials involved in assessing and/or treating a mammal having a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). For example, methods and materials provided herein can be used for determining if a mammal having a FGID is likely to respond to a particular FGID treatment. This document also provides methods and materials for treating a mammal having a FGID.

A low strength backfill material having a 28 days compressive strength less than approximately 2.0 MPa is provided. The backfill is suitable for use in areas with dense underground utilities due to its high excavatability and good thermal conductivity. The backfill includes a cementitious binder of approximately 1 weight percent to approximately 10 weight percent and fine aggregates in an amount of approximately 40 to approximately 75 weight percent. Filler is provided at 20 microns to approximately 100 microns for high flowability. A density-controlling agent of 0.0001-5 weight percent is used such that the density of a cured backfill material is approximately 1600 kg/m.sup.3 to 2000 kg/m.sup.3. Thermally conductive particles having a size range of approximately 0.01 microns to 500 microns in an amount of approximately 0.1 to 10 weight percent are evenly dispersed throughout the backfill.

Methods and systems for the treatment of wells are disclosed. A method for treating a well comprises providing a treatment fluid comprising calcium-aluminate cement, water, and a cement set retarder; and introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore. A system for treating a well comprises a treatment fluid comprising calcium-aluminate cement, water, and a cement set retarder; a vessel to contain the treatment fluid; a pumping system coupled to the vessel to pump the treatment fluid; and a conduit coupled to the pumping system.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing the viscosity of a calcium-containing fluid by addition of a modifying agent. The resulting enhanced viscosity fluid may be used in a variety of applications including drilling, to create an enhanced-viscosity fluid, and demolition/mining to create an expansive putty for use in underwater and overhead applications.

A hydraulically binding composition can be used to produce an inorganic fire-protection and/or insulation foam. The composition includes: (i) a hydraulic binder, (ii) a blowing-agent mixture, (iii) a thermally expandable compound, and (iv) optionally a foam stabilizer, where the at least one thermally expandable compound, depending on a particle size thereof and an adjusted density of a foamed composition, is present in a quantity such that a foam structure of the foamed composition is not destroyed by expansion thereof during heating of the composition above an onset temperature thereof.

A method for manufacturing a road surfacing on the surface pipes of a heat exchanger device by a) spreading asphalt mix comprising a granular fraction, a hydrocarbon-based binder at a temperature below 160 C., wherein the asphalt mix has a workability of less than 400 N, b) depositing the pipes, said pipes having a crushing strength greater than 3000 N per linear metre of pipe at 100 C., a thermal expansion less than 200.Math.10.sup.6 K.sup.1 at 20 C. in such a way as to enable their indentation even in the absence of cooling means or pressure application means, c) indenting the deposited pipes into said integration layer by compacting said asphalt mix during the workability period of said asphalt mix, to form an integration layer comprising the pipes of a heat exchanger device, and d) applying a surface layer there above for the road surface.

A cable surround material for a cable of an electricity transmission system comprising a mixture of: an additive containing carbon; sand; and cement, wherein the material comprises, by weight, approximately 60-80% carbon containing additive, approximately 5-10% cement, and a remainder of sand.

Low-viscosity epoxy methacrylate compounds are useful for lowering the viscosity of reactive resins and for reducing the forces for extruding a reactive-resin component containing these compounds. Furthermore, the low-viscosity epoxy methacrylate compounds are useful for chemical fastening.

A method for encasing underground electrical cables, includes (a) providing a fresh concrete composition including a paste that includes a hydraulic binder, a mineral addition and water, the paste being present in a mixture with sand and aggregates, whereby the paste is present in the concrete composition in a volume of <320 L/m.sup.3 and/or the solid volume fraction of said paste is >50 vol.-% and (b) placing the fresh concrete composition so as to encase the underground cables therewith.