An old mine located in Queretaro State, about a 2-hour drive from Mexico City, now uses wet-mix shotcrete as an integral part of its ground control system.
Surrey 2010 Olympic Games Preparation Center
In February 2010, Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympic Games.
CEMEX Bayano Plant No. 2 Line Expansion
CEMEX is one of the world?s two largest cement companies, with a production capacity of approximately 86 million tons (78 million metric tonne) of cement per year.
Seismic Retrofit of Historic Wing Sang Building
The Wing Sang Building at 51 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, is the oldest standing building in Chinatown.
The Effects of Liquid Corrosion Inhibitor in Air-Entrained Dry-Mix Shotcrete
In Canada, the main causes of reinforced concrete deterioration are the corrosion of the reinforcing steel and the action of frost, or freezing-and-thawing cycles, in the presence of deicing salts.
Use of Dry-Mix Shotcrete to Repair a Lighthouse Structure
This article presents a description of the repair work carried out in 1996 at the Haut-Fond Prince Lighthouse located in the St. Lawrence River, 5 mi (8 km) from the coast of Tadoussac, QC, Canada.
Airform Industrial Construction
Canopy Shapes for Service Stations, etc.
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.
Fiber-Reinforced Shotcrete in the Australian Underground Mining Industry
The majority of underground metalliferous mines in Australia, comprising more than 60 individual mines, now use fiber-reinforced shotcrete (FRS) and bolts as the primary means of ground stabilization.
A History of Shotcrete Use at Vale Inco
Vale Inco mining company is a leading producer of nickel, copper, cobalt, and precious metals and has been operating in Sudbury, ON, Canada, located about 240 miles (400 km) north of Toronto, for more than 100 years.