GeneralHot-Weather Shotcreting
Andrea Scott
Read MoreThe shotcrete process has a long history, with the pneumatic application of concrete going back over 100 years.
SafetyGeneralPre-Job Safety Checks
Mark Corner
Read MoreToday?s shotcrete placement, equipment, and personnel have evolved over the years, bringing a number of new safety items and topics.
GeneralBeginnings
Lily Samuels and Bill Drakeley
Read MoreFrom mine shafts to subway tunnels, from fountains to swimming pools, shotcrete has long been the preferred material of construction for major projects worldwide.
RepairGeneralWhy Bonding Compounds are Not Recommended with Shotcrete
Ted W. Sofis
Read MoreThe Question of Bonding Agents and Shotcrete
UndergroundStructuralGeneralNeed to Get a Project Completed Efficiently? Employ Shotcrete!
Ray Schallom III and Randle Emmrich
Read MoreThe foundation work for the Baltimore Hilton Convention Center Hotel, Baltimore, MD, began in 2006.
PoolGeneralControlling Efflorescence
Jonathan E. Dongell and Jerry B. Werner
Read MoreEfflorescence typically manifests itself as a white salt deposit on the surface of a material.
GeneralDurability and Exposure Conditions of Cementitious Materials
Jonathan E. Dongell
Read MoreDeterioration Mechanisms
UndergroundGeneralDurability Investigation of Ultra-Rapid Strength-Gain Dry-Mix Shotcrete
Nicolas Ginouse and William Clements
Read MoreIt has already been shown that rapid strengthgain dry-mix shotcrete using calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement and providing about 2900 psi (20 MPa) after only 2 hours can be effectively produced and placed in mining applications (Reny and Clements 2013).
GeneralEvaluating Ready Mix Suppliers
Mark Bradford
Read MoreOscar Duckworth has covered the keys of the equipment necessary for successful wet-mix shotcrete in the past few ?Nozzleman Know ledge? articles. This article discusses the importance of the material supplier in the equation.
SafetyGeneralThe Hidden Danger of Noise
Derek and Amanda L. Pay
Read MoreShotcrete workers are subject to noise, much of which is at potentially dangerous decibel levels.