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UndergroundInternationalRehabilitation of the Suhurlui Irrigation Pipeline

Calin Mircea, Ofelia Corbu, Eugen Maier, and Cristian Rus

The Suhurlui Irrigation Pipeline is located in the southeast of Romania, Galati county, in the vast planes formed by the Danube river, 50 miles (80 km) upstream of the river?s discharging point into the DanubeDelta and 90 miles (150 km) from the Black Sea.

InternationalGeneralThe History of Shotcrete Equipment – Wet Mix

Ian Hay

In Australia, when concrete swimming pools started becoming popular with the average home owner in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the pools were typically sprayed with dry-mix shotcrete

ArchitecturalInternationalAcoustic Shells

Jason Flanagan

Sited in a sunken garden beside the beach in Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK, these Acoustic Shells act as a stage and shelter for the local community.

UndergroundInternationalCadia East Project

Stephen Duffield

The Cadia East Project is delivering what will become the largest underground mine in Australia and one of the largest underground gold mines in the world (Cadia East).

UndergroundInternationalJob Report on Hydropower Station in Stanzertal, Austria

Sascha Schreiner

It is remarkable that three different tunnelbuilding methods are being used on this hydropower station construction site: excavator, drill and blast, and tunnel boring machine (TBM) advancement.

InternationalGeneralShotcrete Testing Around the World

Lars Balck

Charles Hanskat?s article on ?Shotcrete Testing?Who, Why, When, and How?1 in the Summer 2011 issue of Shotcrete magazine provided us with an excellent overview of shotcrete testing in the United States.

RepairStructuralInternationalHydrodemolition and Shotcrete for Rehabilitating a Reservoir Spillway

Kyong-Ku Yun, Sung-Yong Choi, and Yong-Gon Kim

The rehabilitation of a multi-curved reservoir spillway in Korea was successfully accomplished by hydrodemolition and shotcrete;

ArchitecturalStructuralInternationalThe Museum of the History of Polish Jews

Wlodzimierz Czajka

In 2012, SPB TORKRET Ltd completed a unique shotcrete project in Warsaw, Poland? an 85 ft (26 m) high wall with an approximate surface area of 65,000 ft2 (6000 m2).

RepairStructuralInternationalThe Rehabilitation of the Île d’Orléans Bridge

Philip Sawoszczuk and Daniel Bordeleau

ArchitecturalStructuralInternationalRecreationalAl Ain Wildlife Park & Resort Retaining Wall and Artificial Rocks

2011 Outstanding International Project

The Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort is a multifaceted development spread over 2220 acres (900 ha) at the foothills of Jebel Hafeet.