Africa Live! at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, TX, immerses visitors in the wonders of Africa including its diverse plants, animals and people.
Monolithic Dome School Buildings
Just about everyone in the construction industry has been feeling the effects of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, but there is one sector that has been largely undeterred from moving ahead with plans for new buildings?public school districts.
Structural Shotcrete Reinforcing
One the biggest topics I run into while working on structural shotcrete is reinforcing steel.
Garden Valley (Jardines del Valle) Housing
The Garden Valley (?Jardines del Valle? in Spanish) housing project is an ongoing residential housing project in the suburbs of Santiago, Chile.
Manchester Terminals, LLC, Dock Rehabilitation
In the summer of 2006, our company was presented the challenge of restoring the largest independently-owned shipping terminal in Houston, TX, to its original state.
41st Street Bridge Baltimore Shotcrete Repair: A Scaffolding Challenge
I n the late 1980s, the 41st Street Bridge in Baltimore, MD, a 22-span bridge over the Jones Falls Expressway, underwent rehabilitation.
The Outstanding Architectural Project
The Outstanding Infrastructure Project
Guide Specification for Structural Shotcrete Walls
The use of wet-mix shotcrete in lieu of conventional castin-place formed concrete for construction of reinforced concrete walls has a long history of successful use up and down the West Coast of the U.S.
Some of the Latest and Greatest in Concrete Homes
In the last issue of Shotcrete, the Sustainability feature was titled ?Is It Time for Shotcrete Homes?? Demand for energy-efficient, durable structures constructed with materials that have the lowest possible energy footprint is rapidly increasing.