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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.

RepairStructuralInternationalPortage Bridge 2010 Structure Rehabilitation

Kevin Robertson

The Portage Bridge is a busy six-lane interprovincial road crossing the Ottawa River, joining downtown Ottawa, ON, Canada, to Gatineau, QC, Canada.

UndergroundStructuralInternationalShotcrete in China’s Longest Tunneling Project

Kelly Blickle

In the Guanjiao Mountains of western China, at an average altitude of 11,483 ft (3500 m), two parallel railway tunnels 21 miles (33 km) long are being constructed

ArchitecturalStructuralInternationalRecreationalCelebrating Mexican Soccer Past, Present, and Future

Kelly Blickle

Placing shotcrete for the first-ever Mexican Soccer Hall of Fame.

InternationalWinter 2010 ACI’s Shotcrete Nozzleman Certification Programme

Shotcrete is used on many projects in Asia today. Currently, however, there are no governing standards for assessing the quality of the shotcrete applied and the workmanship employed during the shotcreting process.

RepairUndergroundStructuralInternationalThe Evolution of Rock Support in One Old Mine in Mexico

Raul Bracamontes

An old mine located in Queretaro State, about a 2-hour drive from Mexico City, now uses wet-mix shotcrete as an integral part of its ground control system.

ArchitecturalStructuralInternationalCEMEX Bayano Plant No. 2 Line Expansion

2009 Outstanding International Project

CEMEX is one of the world?s two largest cement companies, with a production capacity of approximately 86 million tons (78 million metric tonne) of cement per year.