GeneralThe Right Choice
Jamie Scott
Read MoreFor 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
Read MoreIf 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
Read MoreBoth cars looked the same. When asked why one was more expensive, the salesman had no explanation.
GeneralCan Nozzleman Skill Affect Bond Quality?
Oscar Duckworth
Read MoreIt is essential that a nozzleman understand how moisture affects shotcrete bond quality.
GeneralImprove Your Shotcrete: Use Coarse Aggregates!
Simon Reny and Marc Jolin
Read MoreIn the shotcrete industry, appropriate aggregate selection and specifications are often the neglected aspects of the shotcrete mixture design.
GeneralSo You Want to Be A Nozzleman?
Marcus H. von der Hofen
Read MoreAmerican Concrete Institute (ACI) Nozzleman Certification, experience, qualifications, core grades, and written tests are all used to establish a nozzleman?s ability to understand and apply shotcrete.
SafetyGeneralSimple and Safe
Marcus H. von der Hofen
Read MoreA little more than a year ago, a friend of mine called me up to tell me about a terrible accident that occurred at the company where he works.
GeneralThe More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Edwin Brady
Read MoreOver the last 10 to 15 years, the shotcrete industry has seen remarkable advances across the board.
GeneralNozzleman Techniques: Improve Accuracy and Reduce Fatigue
Oscar Duckworth
Read MoreIf there is one thing all nozzlemen have in common, it is that they make their job look easy.