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GeneralShotcrete: Old Specifications and Misconceptions

Ted W. Sofis

One of the greatest advantages of using shotcrete is that shotcrete can be placed on vertical and overhead surfaces without the need for forming.

GeneralAir Content in Shotcrete: As-Shot Versus As-Batched

Lihe (John) Zhang

Air-entraining admixtures are added to shotcrete primarily for durability considerations.

GeneralHow Important Is Shooting Sequence?

Dan Millette

When someone does something a certain way long enough, it often becomes the way it is done?whether proper or not.

GeneralFalse Security

Trevor Bray and Oscar Duckworth

This article is a true account of an accident that resulted in an injury to a worker.

GeneralAvoiding Heat-Related Illnesses

Paul F. Ampey

GeneralThe Right Choice

Jamie Scott

For those in the watershape, skate park, and other recreational industries, shotcrete?s advantages over the form-and-pour method are numerous and well documented.

GeneralRusty Steel

Alexander (Sash) Williams

If you?ve seen reinforcing steel, you?ve likely also seen rusty reinforcing steel. Is this OK? Yes, but there are limits.

GeneralNew Construction Speed Savings of 33 to 50%

Top 10 Sustainability #6

Both cars looked the same. When asked why one was more expensive, the salesman had no explanation.

GeneralCan Nozzleman Skill Affect Bond Quality?

Oscar Duckworth

It is essential that a nozzleman understand how moisture affects shotcrete bond quality.

GeneralImprove Your Shotcrete: Use Coarse Aggregates!

Simon Reny and Marc Jolin

In the shotcrete industry, appropriate aggregate selection and specifications are often the neglected aspects of the shotcrete mixture design.