Joseph J. Albanese, Inc., recently built a four-story parking garage using shotcrete and precast beams, columns, and architectural walls.
Concrete Rock Bear Dens
Animal dens made of concrete and built to resemble natural rock formations are believed to have had their origin in the Denver, Colorado, Zoo in 1913,
Shotcrete Remediation of Natural Historic Sites
There is no reason why structural shotcrete should look like a scratchy gray glob after it has been applied.
Shotcrete Illusions
Over the years, we have had the pleasure of being part of a number of shotcrete retaining wall projects that have used a carved shotcrete ?nish.
Shotcrete Finds a Home at the New Home of the Detroit Lions
For 26 years, the Detroit Lions called the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI, their home.
Shotcrete Domes: A Versatile Bulk Materials Storage and Architectural Structure Solution
In the business of industrial bulk storage for large quantities of materials such as cement, fly ash, clinker, and fertilizer, maintaining product integrity is a primary consideration.
Terra Lago Bridge
Early in 2004, Gary Williams of SunCal Companies contacted Commercial Shotcrete, Inc. (CSI), to assist him with the design of a bridge for a project his organization was developing in Indio, CA, called Terra Lago
Overhead Shotcrete
When you say overhead, people invariably think of fixed costs, salaries, and the general costs of running a business.
Art, Animals, and Architecture: Shotcrete Builds National Aquarium in Baltimore
It has been widely known for several decades that shotcrete is an ideal material for constructing naturalistic habitats for animals. When fresh concrete is freed from the constraining requirements of a rigid form, it can be shaped and carved in much the same way a sculptor handles clay or a piece of marble, but on a dimensional scale that is only limited by money or imagination. Shotcrete is also an incredibly versatile building material, which means it can serve many purposes on a project that ambitiously demands the blending of architecture, engineering, and aesthetic innovation.
America™s National Aquarium is located in Baltimore, MD. The designers for the recent Pier 3 Expansion project aspired to replicate the water-shed forest of rural Maryland and, in contrast, the
Quality Management of Shotcrete in North America
As for all construction materials, a proper program of quality management should be implemented in shotcrete construction to protect the owner™s investment. This article briefly examines typical shotcrete Quality Management (QM) practice in North America. QM can be considered to be comprised of Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) functions.