GeneralACI Committee 506, Shotcreting? Activities Update
Marc Jolin
Read MoreACI Committee 506, Shotcreting, is one of the most active technical committees of the American Concrete Institute (ACI).
GeneralGuide to Shotcrete
Lars Balck
Read MoreIn 1910, naturalist Carl Akeley introduced a machine he invented to build mortar models of animals at the cement show in New York.
GeneralComparative Evaluation of Transport Properties of Shotcrete Compared to Cast-in-Place Concrete
Lihe Zhang, Dudley Morgan, and Sidney Mindess
Read MoreThe question is sometimes asked: ?How does the durability of shotcrete compare to that of cast-in-place concrete?? The durability of shotcrete and concrete structures is strongly influenced by their transport properties.
GeneralThe Use of Slag Cement, Alkali-Free Accelerator, and Macro-Synthetic Fibers
Ezgi Yurdakul, Klaus-Alexander Rieder, Niki Jackson, Mick Pawelski, Arthur Kyriazis, and Lukasz Debny
Read MoreThis paper presents the results of a case study conducted in a wet-mix shotcrete application of a major tunnel construction located in Sydney, Australia.
GeneralReinforcing Bar Shadowing and What You Can Do
Joey Bell
Read MoreNearly all shotcrete projects I come across in my travels consist of some form of steel reinforcement, such as reinforcing bars or welded wire reinforcement.
GeneralAn Approach for Improving the Sustainability of Shotcrete
Ezgi Yurdakul, Klaus-Alexander Rieder, and Diego Granell Nebot
Read MoreAccording to the World Commission on Environment and Development,1 sustainability is defined as ?meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of futuregenerations to meet their own needs.?
SafetyGeneralTraffic Construction Safety
Ted W. Sofis
Read MoreTo work safely in and around heavy traffic there are many things to be concerned about.
GeneralCold-Weather Shotcreting
Raymond Schallom III
Read MoreThe dry-shotcrete process has a long history with placing concrete pneumatically for over 105 years.
GeneralChanging a Culture Takes Time
Mark Croarkin
Read MoreChanging a culture takes time. Missouri?s reputation as a ?Show Me? state stands true as MoDOT engineers had to be shown that shotcrete is a viable solution before they openedup their specifications.
RepairStructuralGeneralThe Need for Shotcrete Provisions for State DOTs
Dennis Bittner
Read MoreMany State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) have tried shotcrete in the past and had a negative experience.