InternationalRound Determinate Panel Testing in Australia
E. Stefan Bernard
Read MoreDesigners and contractors frequently encounter difficulties when using beams for the assessment of postcrack pcrfomumcc in fiberÂreinforced shotcrcte (FRS). llie most conimon bea,n test used in Nonh Anierica is the ASTM C-1018 procedure (AST!vl 1997), although alternatives exist, including the Japanese SF-4 procedure (JSCE 1984)
UndergroundStructuralInternationalSteel Fiber Reinforced Shotcrete Replaces Cast Concrete Lining, World’s Longest Subsea Road Tunnel
Christine J. Hauck and John Peter Holtmon
Read MoreThe Northcape Tunnel in the Artic Circle in Norway was opened for traffic on June 15, 1999. The project is the longest subsea road tunneltunnel (6820 m or22,000 fl) in the world un1il 1999/ 2()0(). TheNorthcapc¢Tunnel is part of 1he FATIMAÂProject, (he road connection from
UndergroundInternationalShotcrete Applications at Northparkes E26 Mine
Stephen Duffield, B.Sc.
Read MoreShotcrete was used extensively during construction of Northparkes E26 Underground Mine, Australia’s first block cave mine. Applications for the shotcrete included ground support, ground control, construction, safety, protection of equipment and remedial repairs. This article details the various uses for the 16,700 m3 (22,000 yd3)
UndergroundInternationalShotcrete for Underground Support in Brazil
Pedro Boscov
Read MoreShotcrete has been used in Brazil since the 1950s, mainly in minor works of slope stabilization and repairs in concrete structures. It was only in the 1960s that it started to be used in underground work. The Furnas Hydroelectric Project had some sections of its