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.
A Brief History of Shotcrete in the Underground Industry
It is now generally recognized that Carl Ethan Akeley (1864-1926) was the inventor of shotcrete (Teichert 2002).
Shotcrete Research and Development at Laval University
The last 25 years have seen many exciting innovations in the field of shotcrete, primarily involving improved equipment, novel mixture designs, and new concretechemical admixtures.
The History of Shotcrete Equipment – Wet Mix
In Australia, when concrete swimming pools started becoming popular with the average home owner in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the pools were typically sprayed with dry-mix shotcrete
Evolution of Shotcrete Materials in the Past 20 Years
Shotcrete has evolved significantly since the early 1900s. We?ve certainly achieved remarkable progress since the early 1980s
The History of Shotcrete Equipment
Most of you have heard that Carl E. Akeley was credited with the invention of the first successful shotcrete machine.
History of Wire-Wrapped Circular Prestressed Concrete Tanks
Circular wire-wrapped prestressed concrete tanks and ?gunite? (dry-mix shotcrete) evolved together early in the 20th century.
Durability of Shotcrete? Corrosion Protection
In a prior Shotcrete magazine article, Spring 2015, ?Durability and Exposure Conditions of Cementitious Materials ? Deterioration Mechanisms,?1 the author discussed durability as it relates to the placement environment.