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ArchitecturalStructuralGeneralModelling the Service Life of Structures with Cast-in-Place Concrete vs. Wet-Mix Shotcrete

By Lihe Zhang, Dudley R. Morgan, Sidney Mindess

When properly designed and applied, wet-mix shotcrete provides equal or increased service life for reinforced concrete structures compared to cast concrete.

ArchitecturalUndergroundStructuralGeneralPolymer Rubber Gel Technology: High-Performance Waterproofing for Shotcrete and Blind-Side Applications

By John H. Huh

The innovative GTS Polymer Rubber Gel waterproofing systems are proven and effective for underground construction applications.

ArchitecturalUndergroundStructuralGeneralUpdated Fiber-reinforced Shotcrete Testing Standard — Faster, Easier and Better!

Bill Gears and Benoit de Rivaz

The updated fiber-reinforced shotcrete testing standard in underground projects provides not just significant cost savings, but just as critical, helps us to significantly reduce the carbon impact of the underground construction industry and provide for a better environment and future for us all.

ArchitecturalStructuralACI-ASCC Survey on Portland-Limestone Cement Concrete

James Klinger, Kevin A. MacDonald, Jerry A. Holland, Scott M. Tarr, Beverly A. Garnant, and Bruce A. Suprenant

RepairArchitecturalStructuralGeneralGuide to ACI Shotcrete Documents

Lars Balck

ArchitecturalStructuralRecreationalCOST of Wisconsin/Gilder Center

Martin Palicki and Jared Stanwyck

It’s rare that a building’s design can become so immediately iconic – an attraction unto itself. Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona comes to mind. It is a visual feast – a sculpture that takes the shape of a building. Many architecture critics are already claiming

ArchitecturalStructuralHIGHLINE GARIBALDI SPRINGS ROCKSCAPE RETAINING WALL

Jesse Ebenal

This retaining wall was contracted for a new townhouse development project in Squamish, BC, Canada. Vancouver Shotcrete & Shoring Inc. has serviced many municipalities and private companies over the past 30 years in the fields of shotcrete shoring, pools, and custom rockscapes. The shotcrete retaining

PoolRepairArchitecturalUndergroundStructuralInternationalRecreationalGeneralThe Jetcreter – The First Continuous-Feed, Dry-Mix Gun

Ted Sofis

During the summer of 1970, on my 18th birthday, my father woke me up and told me they needed me on a job. I drove out that morning in July to the Crucible Specialty Steel plant in Midland, PA. It was my first experience working

ArchitecturalAcoustical Wave Wall

Bruce Russell

Magnificent. A beautiful sight to see, the project CROM calls “The Wave Wall” stands tall in the new Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Philips Center for the Performing Arts, located in Orlando, Florida. CROM was one of the many contractors working in close proximity, under the direction of HKS Architects Inc. and the general contractor, Whiting Turner. The project included construction on two different structures: the Wave Wall and Egg Wall.

ArchitecturalLos Olas Corridor Improvements – Shade Canopy

Ryan Peabody€ McWhirter

Shotcrete was essential to create the smooth flowing transitions, curves, and blends required in the construction of the Hale Park Skatepark in Wenatchee, WA. All of our skateparks, including Hale Park, are constructed of steel reinforced shotcrete with a minimum 28-day compressive strength of 4000 lb/in2 (28 MPa) – often breaking over 5000 lb/in2 (34 MPa) in just 7 days. Using proprietary techniques and products, developed over the years, we can form and sculpt shotcrete into virtually any shape imaginable. This gives us the ability to produce any skate feature requested or imagined by the project stakeholders.