ASA is the largest ACI sponsoring group offering ACI Shotcrete Nozzleman Certification in the world.
Tips for Maintaining High- and Low-Pressure Concrete Pumps
Cleaning and maintenance is one of those ?necessary evils.? It takes time away from shotcrete placement on the project but skipping it can be even moretime consuming, as well as costly.
Responding to an OSHA Inspection
Whether an OSHA inspection of your workplace or construction site is triggered by a workplace injury, a formal complaint, a programmed wallto- wall inspection, or just a spot decision while OSHA happens to drive by your construction site, being preparedbeforehand will help limit exposure and help defend against any citations that may be issued.
Chemistry and Heat Treatment
If you stop and take a look around your shop at your equipment and tools, and maybe the walls and beams of the building itself, you are bound to see dozens or hundreds of individual metal components.
Can Supplemental Consolidation Extend the Limits of Shotcrete Placement
In many major metropolitan regions of the United States, shotcrete methods are being used daily to place concrete within elements incorporating large, highly congested reinforcement layouts.
The True Cost of an Injury
When an injury occurs, management will often look at the cost of the injury only as the cost of the insurance statement.
Hose and Fitting Wear
In May of 2016, our company, Madole Construction, participated in the rehabilitation of the historic Lincoln Hall Dormitory at the University of Nevada in Reno, NV.
How It’s Made: Wet-Mix Shotcrete Equipment
In the shotcrete industry, we occasionally inform or remind people that shotcrete is a method of placing concrete.
Cellular Sprayed Concrete
Cellular sprayed concrete is an innovative method of remixing ordinary portland cement (OPC) concrete into a high-performance concrete (HPC) by adding cellular material and silica fume or other powdered admixturesat a jobsite.
Shotcrete Truck Safety
SEATBELTS, SEATBELTS, SEATBELTS! There, now that this is out of the way we can start.