I appear to possess a unique talent. No matter how I route my wet-mix placement system, it?s always in someone?s way.
The Correct Use of Line Lubricants
The man who sold me my first concrete pump was an excellent teacher. ?You put the concrete in here and it comes out there,? he assured me.
Reducing the Risk of Airborne Hazards
The hazards of airborne crystalline silica have long been recognized by the North American construction industry.
Top Ten Sustainability Benefits of Shotcrete
Top Ten Sustainability Benefits of Shotcrete
Using Accelerators for Shotcreting
Are you shooting overhead and need to build up a 6 in. (154.2 mm) layer in a single pass?
Shotcrete Boiled Water Absorption
One of the benefits of choosing the shotcrete process over pump-and-pour systems is the rapidity of execution.
Is There Fly Ash in Your Future?
Those familiar with concrete materials technology are very comfortable with using fly ash as an important supplementary cementitious material (SCM).
What’s Wrong with This Shotcrete Material? It’s Not Bonding!
It was Good Yesterday but Today It?s Not Sticking.
Up Against a Wall
Project time crunch turns contractor to shotcreting walls for greater efficiency.
An Overview
It seems all we hear about in design and construction these days are the buzzwords? sustainability, green construction, LEED, carbon footprint, CO2, and global warming.