ArchitecturalArchitectural Challenges Are Nearly Routine for One Small Shotcrete Contractor
Jolly Miller
Read MoreTwenty-five years ago I thought every1hing was going 10 be built out of shotcrete! However, after building severnl sandwich panel buildings. and facÂing the prospect of W(>()d floating acres and acres of venical walls. our little Seattle company retreated 10 011r growing spceialry of building
RepairArchitecturalStructuralShotcrete Rehabilitation of a Vancouver, BC Historic
R. Heere, D.R. Morgan, N. McAskill, and T. Knowlton
Read MoreA heritage high-rise building in Vancouver, Canada required rehabilitation due to corroÂsion of the steel frame and cracking in the masonry infill. Brick masonry was segmentally removed from the face of this 15-story-high building to expose the steel beam and column framjng system. Steel corrosion
RepairArchitecturalStructuralSeismic Reinforcing of Masonry Walls With Shotcrete
Bill Snow
Read MorePhotos and newsclips showÂing hundreds of collapsed homes buryÂing entire families have become all too commonplace. As residents of North America we are thankful that this sort of calamity doesn’t happen here. The earthÂquakes we’re used to seeing (mainly in California) cause inconvenience and in
ArchitecturalA Concrete Building That Requires No Heating
Mark A. Wallace
Read MoreThough built near Chicago, where temperatures plummet below 0° F (-18° C) in the winter and exceed 100° F (38° C) in the summer, the 430,000-square-foot (39,948 m2) warehouse of. Roman Inc. has no heating or air condiÂtioning units. Only the dock areas, winÂdowed offices,