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Chris Zynda

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Joseph J. Albanese, Inc., recently built a four-story parking garage using shotcrete and precast beams, columns, and architectural walls.

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ArchitecturalConcrete Rock Bear Dens

Carl H. Johnson

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Animal dens made of concrete and built to resemble natural rock formations are believed to have had their origin in the Denver, Colorado, Zoo in 1913,

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ArchitecturalShotcrete Remediation of Natural Historic Sites

Daniel Journeaux

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ArchitecturalShotcrete Illusions

Marcus H. von der Hofen and John Fulford

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Over the years, we have had the pleasure of being part of a number of shotcrete retaining wall projects that have used a carved shotcrete ?nish.

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RepairArchitecturalShotcrete Finds a Home at the New Home of the Detroit Lions

Scott Rand

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For 26 years, the Detroit Lions called the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI, their home.

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ArchitecturalShotcrete Domes: A Versatile Bulk Materials Storage and Architectural Structure Solution

Laurel Briggs and Ryan Poole

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In the business of industrial bulk storage for large quantities of materials such as cement, fly ash, clinker, and fertilizer, maintaining product integrity is a primary consideration.

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ArchitecturalStructuralTerra Lago Bridge

Laurel Mellett

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Early in 2004, Gary Williams of SunCal Companies contacted Commercial Shotcrete, Inc. (CSI), to assist him with the design of a bridge for a project his organization was developing in Indio, CA, called Terra Lago

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RepairArchitecturalUndergroundOverhead Shotcrete

Ted W. Sofis

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When you say overhead, people invariably think of fixed costs, salaries, and the general costs of running a business.

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Dave Knipe

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It has been widely known for several decades that shotcrete is an ideal material for constructing naturalistic habitats for animals. When fresh concrete is freed from the constraining requirements of a rigid form, it can be shaped and carved in much the same way a

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RepairArchitecturalUndergroundStructuralQuality Management of Shotcrete in North America

Dudley R. “Rusty” Morgan and Roland Heere

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As for all construction materials, a proper program of quality management should be implemented in shotcrete construction to protect the owner™s investment. This article briefly examines typical shotcrete Quality Management (QM) practice in North America. QM can be considered to be comprised of Quality Assurance