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RepairStructuralInternationalUse of Dry-Mix Shotcrete to Repair a Lighthouse Structure

Martin Gendreau, Denis Beaupré, Pierre Lacombe, and Jean De Montigny

This article presents a description of the repair work carried out in 1996 at the Haut-Fond Prince Lighthouse located in the St. Lawrence River, 5 mi (8 km) from the coast of Tadoussac, QC, Canada.

ArchitecturalStructuralInternationalGarden Valley (Jardines del Valle) Housing

2008 Outstanding International Project

The Garden Valley (?Jardines del Valle? in Spanish) housing project is an ongoing residential housing project in the suburbs of Santiago, Chile.

RepairUndergroundInternationalA History of Shotcrete Use at Vale Inco

John Larsen, Denis Thibodeau, and Joe Hutter

Vale Inco mining company is a leading producer of nickel, copper, cobalt, and precious metals and has been operating in Sudbury, ON, Canada, located about 240 miles (400 km) north of Toronto, for more than 100 years.

RepairUndergroundInternationalGeneralFiber-Reinforced Shotcrete in the Australian Underground Mining Industry

E. Stefan Bernard

The majority of underground metalliferous mines in Australia, comprising more than 60 individual mines, now use fiber-reinforced shotcrete (FRS) and bolts as the primary means of ground stabilization.

ArchitecturalStructuralInternationalPéribonka Hydroelectric Development Project

Simon Reny

RepairUndergroundStructuralInternationalWestern U.S. and International Water Projects Using Shotcrete

Warren Harrison

Shotcrete is used for many different hydraulic projects in the arid western part of the U.S.

ArchitecturalStructuralInternationalRecreationalWhistler Sliding Centre

2007 Outstanding Infrastructure Project

ConCreate USL Ltd. of Bolton, ON, Canada, in consortium with Emil Anderson Construction of Hope, BC, Canada, was selected to construct the Whistler Sliding Centre.

StructuralInternationalGuniting Steel Cement Kiln Stacks

John E. Lind

Some interesting guniting work was recently accomplished at the plant of the St. Mary’s Cemtne Co. Ltd., St. Mary’s, Ont., where three steel kiln stacks were coated with gunite in order to make them self-supporting,

InternationalThe Alfranjet Shotcrete System

Jesús Gómez-Millán Roselló

For more than 80 years, Refractarios Alfran has supplied the refractory industry worldwide with materials from precast pieces to castables.

RepairInternationalShotcrete Repairs in Barbados? A Caribbean Experience

Joe Hutter, Jean-François Dufour, and Nigel Fullam

Challenges associated with the placement of concrete vary depending on the conditions in which the project is undertaken.