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.
Getting the EDGE
As managers, we are always trying to find the latest management methods and secrets of the rich and powerful.
Trouble in the Air: Common Air System Errors Influence Shotcrete Quality
Ever try to place wet-mix shotcrete without enough compressed air?
A History of Shotcrete in Refractory
It wasn?t long after Carl Akeley developed the dry-mix process (originally trademarked by the Cement Gun Company as ?gunite?) in the early 1900s that dry-mix started to be used for the fireproofing of mines.
The Evolution of Shotcrete Evaluation and Testing
The versatility of concrete is truly impressive. Changing the concrete aggregate type, gradation, or removing a portion of aggregate can change common concrete to become lightweight,
History of ASA
Much of the initial credit for the creation of the American Shotcrete Association (ASA) goes to Milt Collins.