For shotcreters in the field, you know how difficult shotcrete placement can be; even on a good day. You’re also aware of how this type of work is made exponentially more complicated when…
Leverage Your Hands-On Shotcrete Experience: Become an ACI-Certified Shotcrete Inspector
There is an old saying with engineers and inspectors that you cannot have too many credentials. While that is true for many careers, it is underused in shotcreting. Knowledge and experience of successful concrete construction are the greatest career assets for those who work with shotcrete placement…
Shotcrete Doesn’t Have Cold Joints
A typical question on projects using shotcrete placement is, “How do you deal with cold joints when shotcrete placement is interrupted?” The brief answer is that we don’t have cold joints — when we properly prepare the joint…
Sculpted Shotcrete Solution Supports Retail Redevelopment in Maryland
The redevelopment of a former Sears building in Hagerstown, Maryland presented an unusual stabilization challenge: Engineers had determined that the building’s exterior wall had effectively become a retaining structure, supporting the roadway above it…
Buddha Statue
… then I got a call from a local Buddhist monastery: They asked if our company would build them a 110 ft (34 m) tall concrete statue of the Buddha. It would be the tallest statue of Buddha in the Western Hemisphere. How could I say no? I forgot all about retirement…
Fire-Spalling Resistant Dry-Mix Shotcrete: For the Rehabilitation of the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel
Since 1967, the bridge-tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine has been one of the most critical transportation arteries for one of Canada’s busiest cities. Located in Montreal, Quebec, this unique structure combines…
Shotcrete Placement in a Constrained Corridor: Execution Strategies from the I-17 Flex Lanes Project
On large infrastructure projects, shotcrete placement is rarely defined by design drawings alone. Instead, production is dictated by access, logistics, terrain, and the ability of field crews to adapt in real time….
Outstanding Architecture
“Kingdoms of Asia” at Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Bringing Angkor Wat to California with Shotcrete Artistry – 2025 Outstanding Architecture Project
Imagine stepping through a towering stone gateway crowned with a serene Brahma head, flanked by guardian lions, and wrapped in the sinewy roots of untamed ancient fig trees. Beyond the archway, the air feels heavy with jungle mist, and the distant roar of a Malayan tiger echoes through crumbling temple walls. It’s easy to forget this is not Cambodia: It’s Fresno, California. This breathtaking experience is the result of…
How Zolula is Redefining Large-Scale Slope Stabilization in South Africa – 2025 Outstanding International Project
In the rugged terrain between Grahamstown and the Fish River Pass, where steep cuttings slice through unforgiving rock formations, engineering precision is not a luxury — it is a necessity. Along this demanding stretch of…