GeneralEffect of Shotcrete Consistency and Nozzleman Experience on Reinforcement Encasement Quality
Denis Beaupre, Marc Jolin
Read MoreThe proper encasement of reinforcement in shotcrete is a criti-cal issue with respect to the quality and the durability of a shotcrete application. One simply has to refer to the Shotcrete Nozzleman Training Course offered by the ASA (see Shotcrete Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4)
StructuralGeneralLightweight Shotcrete Canoe
Maxim Morency and François Paradis
Read MoreAbstract: This paper describes how under-graduate students at Laval University managed to develop and use a shotcrete technique for a small construction application. This technique was developed especially for an engineering competition. The students had to build a canoe made out of concrete. It had
GeneralScaffolding
Chris Zynda
Read MoreScaffolding, in my opinion, could be listed as the #1 item on a top ten safety checklist. I believe it becomes 50% more difï¬ cult to work safely and properly on scaffolding than on the ground. Shotcreting using the dry-mix process is much easier to
GeneralShotcrete Specification and Testing
I. Leon Gold
Read MoreShotcrete has been an important part of the construction industry for more than 90 years. As a specialty concrete technique, it is basically another means for the placement of concrete with its own peculiarities and characteristics. In the early years after its introduction by the
GeneralSafety Glasses
Chris Zynda
Read MoreA crane operator, carpenter, baseball player or a shotcrete crew? Probably everyone listed should use them. On a scale of 1 to 10, the shotcrete crew would rate a 10 with need. œWho on the crew should wear them? I asked one of my superintendents,
GeneralUnderstanding and Controlling Shrinkage and Cracking in Shotcrete
Dr. Rusty Morgan and C. Chan
Read MoreShrinkage is a potential problem in shotcrete construction that can lead to restrained shrinkage cracking.
GeneralCheap Insurance
Chris Zynda
Read MoreCheap Insurance: Most of us in the shotcrete industry have had a plugged hose creating either a dust storm with the dry process or concrete over-spray everywhere with the wet process. When a hose is plugged, it has been my experience that everybody on the
GeneralDevelopment of Durable Dry-Mix Shotcrete in Quebec
Daniel Vezina
Read MoreShotcrete has been widely used by the Ministere de Transports du Quebec for restoration and rehabilitation. Shotcrete has been widely used by the Ministere de Transports du Quebec for restoration and rehabilitation.
GeneralExposed Aggregate Shotcrete: New Shotcrete Finish Improves Aesthetics
Denis Beaupre
Read MoreQuebec city possesses a historic arc.a in which many concrete structures need repair. For economic as well as practka] reasons. since some of these structures are curved. shotcrete is the logical solution when a repair is considered. In order to provide attractive looking finishes for
GeneralTemporary High Initial Air Content Wet Process Shotcrete
Denis Beaupre, Marc Jolin
Read MoreThe placement of high strength wet-mix shotcrete is sometimes complicated by the compromise required between obtaining suitable pumpability and shootability.